historic center of Potosí

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World Heritage Site historic city center

The historic center of Potosí is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed colonial city core in Bolivia, renowned for its rich silver-mining history and well-preserved Baroque and mestizo architecture.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Historic City of Potosí 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site ⓘ
historic city center ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
colonial architecture ⓘ
mestizo Baroque ⓘ
associatedWith Cerro Rico of Potosí NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithIndustry silver mining ⓘ
associatedWithResource silver ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Bolivia ⓘ
elevation about 4000 metres above sea level ⓘ
foundedAsPartOfCity 16th century ⓘ
governedBy Municipality of Potosí NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingPowerDuringFoundation Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart Cerro Rico mining complex (buffer/associated area) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasUrbanFeature central plaza ⓘ
colonial houses ⓘ
convents and monasteries ⓘ
grid street pattern ⓘ
religious complexes ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageProtectionStatus protected under Bolivian national heritage law ⓘ
historicalSignificance illustrates economic and social systems of colonial mining towns ⓘ
symbol of Spanish colonial wealth based on silver extraction ⓘ
inscribedBy UNESCO World Heritage Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfLocalAdministration Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
Potosí Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
city of Potosí NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor Baroque churches ⓘ
historic civic buildings ⓘ
historic mining-related infrastructure ⓘ
mestizo architectural decoration ⓘ
well-preserved colonial urban fabric ⓘ
partOf Potosí UNESCO World Heritage property NERFINISHED ⓘ
periodOfGreatestProsperity 16th century ⓘ
17th century ⓘ
tourismAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ
UNESCODangerListStatus not inscribed on List of World Heritage in Danger as of 2024 ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1987 ⓘ
UNESCORegion Latin America and the Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOSiteType cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 420 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

San Lorenzo Church → partOf → historic center of Potosí ⓘ
Cathedral of Potosí → partOf → historic center of Potosí ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historic City of Potosí
Cathedral of Potosí → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → historic center of Potosí ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historic City of Potosí