Historic Town of Ouro Preto
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The Historic Town of Ouro Preto is a well-preserved Brazilian colonial mining town renowned for its Baroque architecture, steep cobbled streets, and rich gold rush history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Historic Town of Ouro Preto canonical | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
historic town ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
ⓘ
Rococo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aleijadinho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inconfidência Mineira NERFINISHED ⓘ Mestre Ataíde NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiradentes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalUntil | 1897 ⓘ |
| contains |
Casa dos Contos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Church of Nossa Senhora do Carmo NERFINISHED ⓘ Church of Nossa Senhora do Pilar NERFINISHED ⓘ Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos NERFINISHED ⓘ Church of São Francisco de Assis NERFINISHED ⓘ Museum of the Inconfidência NERFINISHED ⓘ Praça Tiradentes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| elevation | about 1100 metres ⓘ |
| foundedAsTown | 1711 ⓘ |
| governingBody | IPHAN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageProtection | Brazilian federal heritage listing ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Aleijadinho sculptures
ⓘ
Baroque architecture ⓘ Brazilian gold rush history ⓘ colonial urban fabric ⓘ historic churches ⓘ paintings by Mestre Ataíde ⓘ religious art ⓘ steep cobbled streets ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ouro Preto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serra do Espinhaço NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Region of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Minas Gerais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
stone
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| originalName | Vila Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Brazilian Gold Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance |
18th century
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
| replacedAsCapitalBy | Belo Horizonte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOcriteria |
Cultural: i
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Cultural: iii ⓘ Cultural: v ⓘ |
| UNESCOregion | Latin America and the Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 124 ⓘ |
| urbanCharacteristic |
cobbled streets
ⓘ
irregular street layout ⓘ steep slopes ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf | Province of Minas Gerais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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