Walls of Cartagena de Indias
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The Walls of Cartagena de Indias are a monumental colonial-era fortification encircling the historic center of Cartagena, Colombia, built by the Spanish to protect the city from pirate attacks and invasions in the Caribbean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Walls of Cartagena de Indias canonical | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city wall
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cultural heritage site ⓘ fortification ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Spanish colonial military architecture
ⓘ
military architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
defense of Cartagena de Indias
ⓘ
protection against corsairs ⓘ protection against naval invasions ⓘ protection against pirate attacks ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 18th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart |
circa 1586
ⓘ
late 16th century ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Battista Antonelli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juan Bautista Antonelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Las Bóvedas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puerta de San Felipe NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerta de Santa Catalina NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerta del Reloj NERFINISHED ⓘ bastion of La Merced NERFINISHED ⓘ bastion of La Tenaza NERFINISHED ⓘ bastion of San Carlos NERFINISHED ⓘ bastion of San Felipe NERFINISHED ⓘ bastion of San Francisco Javier NERFINISHED ⓘ bastion of San Ignacio ⓘ bastion of San José ⓘ bastion of San Lorenzo NERFINISHED ⓘ bastion of San Lucas NERFINISHED ⓘ bastion of San Miguel ⓘ bastion of San Pedro Mártir NERFINISHED ⓘ bastion of San Sebastián NERFINISHED ⓘ bastion of Santa Catalina NERFINISHED ⓘ bastion of Santa Clara NERFINISHED ⓘ bastion of Santa Teresa NERFINISHED ⓘ bastion of Santo Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
UNESCO criterion (iv)
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UNESCO criterion (vi) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageSiteSince | 1984 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 11 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean region of Colombia
NERFINISHED
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Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ historic center of Cartagena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Caribbean Sea coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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coral stone ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| partOf | Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Spanish colonial period ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the most extensive and best-preserved defensive walls in South America
ⓘ
symbol of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | major tourist attraction in Cartagena ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Latin America and the Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
control of access to the walled city
ⓘ
urban defense ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.