Coro
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Coro is a historic coastal city in northwestern Venezuela known for its well-preserved Spanish colonial architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipal seat ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Spanish colonial
ⓘ
mud-brick (adobe) construction ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial |
adobe
ⓘ
bahareque (wattle and daub) ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Falcón State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Venezuela ⓘ |
| demonym | coriano ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Juan de Ampíes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedOn | 1527-07-26 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | example of fusion of Spanish Mudéjar and local building traditions ⓘ |
| hasHistoricBuilding | Casa de las Ventanas de Hierro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | colonial historic center ⓘ |
| hasPort | La Vela de Coro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding |
Coro Cathedral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iglesia de San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUNESCODelistingRiskReason |
lack of proper conservation
ⓘ
urban development pressure ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalRole | early colonial administrative center in Venezuela ⓘ |
| inDangerSince | 2005 ⓘ |
| isCoastalCity | true ⓘ |
| isHistoricCity | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
earthen architecture
ⓘ
well-preserved Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Falcón State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northwestern Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Caribbean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Médanos de Coro National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | indigenous Caquetío word "Curiana" or "Coro" ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction | Médanos de Coro sand dunes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyBodyOfWater | Gulf of Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Municipio Miranda (Falcón) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskStatus | UNESCO World Heritage in Danger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timezone | UTC−04:00 ⓘ |
| transport | José Leonardo Chirino Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(iv)
ⓘ
(v) ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteName | Coro and its Port NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSince | 1993 ⓘ |
| urbanLayout | Spanish colonial grid pattern ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf | Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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