Historic City of Sucre
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The Historic City of Sucre is a well-preserved colonial-era city in Bolivia renowned for its whitewashed architecture, historic churches, and role as the country’s constitutional capital.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Historic City of Sucre canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
ⓘ
historic city ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Spanish colonial architecture
ⓘ
neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithBuilding | Casa de la Libertad (site of independence proclamation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | signing of the Bolivian Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Bolivia (constitutional capital) ⓘ |
| climate | mild subtropical highland climate ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | whitewashed facades ⓘ |
| contains |
Casa de la Libertad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Recoleta Convent NERFINISHED ⓘ Metropolitan Cathedral of Sucre NERFINISHED ⓘ Plaza 25 de Mayo NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco Church NERFINISHED ⓘ San Lázaro Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Bolivia ⓘ |
| followsUrbanPattern | checkerboard plan ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Spanish colonial city ⓘ |
| foundingCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| governingBody | Municipality of Sucre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue |
outstanding example of a Spanish colonial city in the Americas
ⓘ
symbolic significance in the history of the independence of South American republics ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic churches
ⓘ
role in Bolivian independence ⓘ well-preserved colonial architecture ⓘ whitewashed buildings ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Spanish-speaking world ⓘ |
| legalProtectionStatus | protected historic center ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sucre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Chuquisaca Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Historic City of Sucre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName |
Charcas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chuquisaca NERFINISHED ⓘ La Plata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | city of Sucre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOcriteria |
(iv)
ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOregion | Latin America and the Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 566 ⓘ |
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