UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Inner City of Paramaribo"

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UNESCO World Heritage Site

The UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Inner City of Paramaribo" is a preserved colonial-era district in Suriname’s capital, renowned for its unique blend of Dutch architecture and local cultural influences.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Historic Inner City of Paramaribo	1
Paramaribo city center	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
conservationChallenge	deterioration due to tropical climate ⓘ vulnerability of wooden structures to fire ⓘ
contains	Fort Zeelandia NERFINISHED ⓘ Independence Square (Onafhankelijkheidsplein) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mosque Keizerstraat NERFINISHED ⓘ Neveh Shalom Synagogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidential Palace of Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral, Paramaribo NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ
criteria	(ii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ
dateOfInscription	2002 ⓘ
foundedAsColonialTownBy	Dutch colonists ⓘ
function	administrative center of Suriname ⓘ commercial center of Paramaribo ⓘ
governingBody	Government of Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ Municipality of Paramaribo NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle	Creole architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutch colonial architecture ⓘ wooden colonial architecture ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
knownFor	blend of European and local building traditions ⓘ coexistence of synagogue and mosque side by side ⓘ well-preserved wooden colonial buildings ⓘ
locatedIn	Paramaribo NERFINISHED ⓘ Paramaribo District NERFINISHED ⓘ South America ⓘ
locatedOn	left bank of the Suriname River ⓘ
mainBuildingMaterial	brick ⓘ wood ⓘ
notableFeature	brick and wooden public buildings ⓘ grid street plan ⓘ waterfront along the Suriname River ⓘ wooden townhouses ⓘ
officialLanguageOfCountry	Dutch ⓘ
periodOfSignificance	17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ
previousColonialPower	English colonists ⓘ
reflectsCulturalInfluence	African diaspora cultures ⓘ Asian immigrant communities ⓘ Dutch colonial culture ⓘ
reflectsCulturalInfluence	indigenous cultures of Suriname ⓘ
tourismAttraction	major cultural tourism destination in Suriname ⓘ
UNESCODangerListStatus	not inscribed on List of World Heritage in Danger (as of 2024) ⓘ
UNESCORegion	Latin America and the Caribbean ⓘ
UNESCOSubregion	South America NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	940 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Independence Square → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Inner City of Paramaribo" ⓘ

subject surface form: Independence Square (Paramaribo)

Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral → locatedIn → UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Inner City of Paramaribo" ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paramaribo city center

Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Inner City of Paramaribo" ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic Inner City of Paramaribo