UNESCO World Heritage Site (University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia)

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UNESCO World Heritage Site cultural heritage site

The UNESCO World Heritage Site "University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia" encompasses the historic core of one of Europe’s oldest universities in Coimbra, Portugal, renowned for its centuries-old academic traditions, baroque library, and significant role in Portuguese culture and education.

Aliases (4)
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site →
cultural heritage site →
architecturalStyle Baroque →
Mannerist →
Manueline →
Pombaline →
associatedWith University of Coimbra →
continent Europe →
country Portugal →
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site →
includes Alta (upper town of Coimbra) →
Aqueduto de São Sebastião (Coimbra) →
Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra →
Chapel of São Miguel (University of Coimbra) →
Colégio das Artes (Coimbra) →
Colégio de Jesus (Coimbra) →
Colégio de Nossa Senhora da Graça (Coimbra) →
Colégio de São Bento (Coimbra) →
Colégio de São Bernardo (Coimbra) →
Colégio de São Boaventura (Coimbra) →
Colégio de São Jerónimo (Coimbra) →
Colégio de São Paulo (Coimbra) →
Colégio de São Pedro (Coimbra) →
Colégio de São Tomás (Coimbra) →
Joanina Library →
Machado de Castro National Museum (adjacent area historically linked to the complex) →
Paço das Escolas →
Royal Palace of Alcáçova (Coimbra) →
Rua da Sofia (Coimbra) →
Sala dos Capelos →
Sofia (lower town of Coimbra) →
Sé Nova de Coimbra →
University Tower (Coimbra) →
inscriptionYear 2013 →
knownFor baroque library →
centuries-old academic traditions →
role in Portuguese culture →
role in the history of education in Portugal →
languageOfRegion Portuguese →
locatedIn Centro Region →
Coimbra NERFINISHED →
Iberian Peninsula →
partOf University of Coimbra →
significantPeriod 13th century →
16th century →
18th century →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii) →
(iv) →
(vi) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1387 →
Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ponte de Santa Clara ("historic city center of Coimbra") →
connects
Coimbra →
heritageStatus
Sé Velha ("historic centre of Coimbra") →
locatedIn
Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha ("historic center of Coimbra") →
nearby
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