UNESCO Welterbe

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Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina

Kategorie
Cultural
Land
Brazil
Einschreibungsjahr
1999
Kriterien
(ii)(iv)
UNESCO-ID
890

Beschreibung

Diamantina, a colonial village set like a jewel in a necklace of inhospitable rocky mountains, recalls the exploits of diamond prospectors in the 18th century and testifies to the triumph of human cultural and artistic endeavour over the environment.