Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá

Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá

Founded in 1519 by the conquistador Pedrarías Dávila, Panamá Viejo is the oldest European settlement on the Pacific coast of the Americas. It was laid out on a rectilinear grid and marks the transference from Europe of the idea of a planned town. Abandoned in the mid-17th century, it was replaced by a ‘new town’ (the ‘Historic District’), which has also preserved its original street plan, its architecture and an unusual mixture of Spanish, French and early American styles. The Salón Bolívar was the venue for the unsuccessful attempt made by El Libertador in 1826 to establish a multinational continental congress.

Panama

Panama’ Province, Panama’ District

N8 57 4 W79 32 26

Date of Inscription: 1997

Extension: 2003

Criteria: (ii)(iv)(vi)

Property : 57 ha

Ref: 790bis

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West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou

 

West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou

The West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou, comprising the West Lake and the hills surrounding its three sides, has inspired famous poets, scholars and artists since the 9th century. It comprises numerous temples, pagodas, pavilions, gardens and ornamental trees, as well as causeways and artificial islands.
These additions have been made to improve the landscape west of the city of Hangzhou to the south of the Yangtze river.

The West Lake has influenced garden design in the rest of China as well as Japan and Korea over the centuries and bears an exceptional testimony to the cultural tradition of improving landscapes to create a series of vistas reflecting an idealised fusion between humans and nature.

China

N30 14 15 E120 8 27

Date of Inscription: 2011

Criteria: (ii)(iii)(vi)

Property : 3,323 ha

Buffer zone: 7,270 ha

Ref: 1334

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