Historic City of Sucre

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The Historic City of Sucre is a well-preserved colonial-era city in Bolivia renowned for its whitewashed architecture, historic churches, and role as the country’s constitutional capital.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
historic city
architecturalStyle Spanish colonial architecture
neoclassical architecture
associatedWithBuilding Casa de la Libertad (site of independence proclamation)
associatedWithEvent signing of the Bolivian Declaration of Independence
capitalOf Bolivia (constitutional capital)
climate mild subtropical highland climate
colorCharacteristic whitewashed facades
contains Casa de la Libertad
La Recoleta Convent
Metropolitan Cathedral of Sucre
Plaza 25 de Mayo
San Francisco Church
San Lázaro Church
continent South America
country Bolivia
followsUrbanPattern checkerboard plan
foundedAs Spanish colonial city
foundingCentury 16th century
governingBody Municipality of Sucre
hasHeritageValue outstanding example of a Spanish colonial city in the Americas
symbolic significance in the history of the independence of South American republics
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inscriptionYear 1991
knownFor historic churches
role in Bolivian independence
well-preserved colonial architecture
whitewashed buildings
languageRegion Spanish-speaking world
legalProtectionStatus protected historic center
locatedIn Sucre
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Chuquisaca Department
linked to: Chuquisaca
officialName Historic City of Sucre
originalName Charcas
Chuquisaca
La Plata
partOf city of Sucre
linked to: Sucre
periodOfSignificance 16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
tourismType cultural tourism
UNESCOcriteria (iv)
(vi)
UNESCOregion Latin America and the Caribbean
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 566

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Plaza 25 de Mayo hasRole historic center of Sucre
linked to: Historic City of Sucre
Plaza 25 de Mayo heritageStatusAppliesToPart historic center of Sucre
linked to: Historic City of Sucre
Plaza 25 de Mayo partOf historic center of Sucre
linked to: Historic City of Sucre
Historic City of Sucre officialName Historic City of Sucre
Archbishop’s Palace of Sucre locatedInHistoricCenter Historic center of Sucre
linked to: Historic City of Sucre