Historic City of Vigan
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The Historic City of Vigan is a well-preserved Spanish colonial town in the Philippines renowned for its unique fusion of Asian and European architecture and its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Historic City of Vigan canonical | 4 |
| Vigan Historic Town | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial town
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ historic city ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Ilocos Sur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| formerName | Villa Fernandina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Villa Fernandina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Juan de Salcedo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | City Government of Vigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
capiz shell windows
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central plaza ⓘ church-and-plaza town plan ⓘ grid street pattern ⓘ stone houses with hardwood upper floors ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Arce Mansion
NERFINISHED
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Bantay Bell Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Crisologo Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Pagburnayan jar factories ⓘ Plaza Burgos NERFINISHED ⓘ Plaza Salcedo NERFINISHED ⓘ Syquia Mansion NERFINISHED ⓘ Vigan Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransport | kalesa horse-drawn carriages ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOCriteria |
(ii)
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(iv) ⓘ |
| heritageType | urban heritage ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancestral houses
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cobblestone streets ⓘ fusion of Asian and European architecture ⓘ heritage conservation ⓘ well-preserved Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Filipino ⓘ Ilocano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ilocos Sur
NERFINISHED
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Luzon ⓘ Northern Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainChurch | St. Paul Metropolitan Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish colonial Manila–Acapulco galleon trade network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance | 16th to 19th centuries ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Philippine government
NERFINISHED
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UNESCO ⓘ |
| street | Calle Crisologo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismDesignation | major cultural tourism destination in the Philippines ⓘ |
| UNESCOCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Asia and the Pacific ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageID | 502 ⓘ |
| urbanLayout | Spanish colonial town planning with Asian influences ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Captaincy General of the Philippines
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UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName
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Historic City of Vigan
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this entity surface form:
Vigan Historic Town
subject surface form:
Vigan