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.

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Historic City of Sucre canonical 1

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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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