historic centre of San Cristóbal de La Laguna

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The historic centre of San Cristóbal de La Laguna is a UNESCO-listed colonial-era old town in Tenerife, Spain, renowned for its well-preserved urban layout and architecture that influenced many Latin American colonial cities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
historic city centre
contains Ayuntamiento de San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Casa Salazar
Cathedral of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Iglesia de la Concepción (San Cristóbal de La Laguna)
Palacio de Nava
Plaza del Adelantado
Real Santuario del Cristo de La Laguna
Teatro Leal
University of La Laguna historic buildings
continent Africa
Europe
country Spain
dateOfInscriptionAsWorldHeritageSite 1999
followsUrbanPlanningModel grid plan
founderOfUrbanLayout Alonso Fernández de Lugo
governingBody Ayuntamiento de San Cristóbal de La Laguna
hasArchitecturalStyle Mudéjar architecture
Neoclassical architecture
Renaissance architecture
Spanish colonial architecture
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
influenced Cartagena de Indias
linked to: Cartagena, Colombia

Havana
Lima
Old San Juan
urban layout of many colonial cities in Latin America
locatedIn Autonomous community of the Canary Islands
linked to: Canary Islands

Canary Islands
Macaronesia
Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
San Cristóbal de La Laguna
locatedOnIsland Tenerife
notableFor influence on Spanish colonial town planning in the Americas
integration of civil and religious architecture
well-preserved colonial urban layout
originalFunction colonial administrative centre
religious centre
partOf municipality of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
periodOfDevelopment 16th century
17th century
late 15th century
streetPattern orthogonal street grid
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Europe and North America
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 929

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Cathedral of La Laguna isPartOf historic centre of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Casa Salazar partOf historic center of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
linked to: historic centre of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Ayuntamiento de San Cristóbal de La Laguna governsPartOf UNESCO World Heritage city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
linked to: historic centre of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Real Santuario del Cristo de La Laguna associatedWithCity World Heritage City of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
linked to: historic centre of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife containsUNESCOWorldHeritageSite San Cristóbal de La Laguna historic centre
linked to: historic centre of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Palacio de Nava partOf Historic Centre of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
linked to: historic centre of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Palacio de Nava partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site San Cristóbal de La Laguna
linked to: historic centre of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
World Heritage Sites in Spain hasPart Historic Centre of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
linked to: historic centre of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
House of Nava-Grimón heritageStatusOfSeat World Heritage Site (historic center of La Laguna)
linked to: historic centre of San Cristóbal de La Laguna