UNESCO Welterbe

UNESCO-Welterbestätten weltweit

Historic Centre of São Luís

Kategorie
Cultural
Land
Brazil
Einschreibungsjahr
1997
Kriterien
(iii)(iv)(v)
UNESCO-ID
821

Beschreibung

The late 17th-century core of this historic town, founded by the French and occupied by the Dutch before coming under Portuguese rule, has preserved the original rectangular street plan in its entirety. Thanks to a period of economic stagnation in the early 20th century, an exceptional number of fine historic buildings have survived, making this an outstanding example of an Iberian colonial town.