Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande

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Renamed Cidade Velha in the late 18th century, the town of Ribeira Grande was the first European colonial outpost in the tropics. Located in the south of Santiago Island, the town retains some of its original street layout and impressive ruins, including two churches, a royal fortress and the Pillory Square, with its ornate 16th-century marble columns.

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Ruins of the old cathedral

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Ruins of the São Filipe fort

Cidade Velha - Nossa Senhora do Rosário church

Pelourinho square

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Cidade Velha - House by the ocean

A 1646 water colour of Cidade Velha by Caspar Schmalkalden

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Information extracted from Wikidata

office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/058r7w
Commons category Cidade Velha
inception 1462-01-01T00:00:00Z
coordinate location Point(-23.604166666 14.916666666)
page banner http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WV%20banner%20Cidade%20Velha%20Se%20Cathedral.jpg
population 2148
WOEID 1310724
start time 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z
heritage designation Davos Wiesen railway station
elevation above sea level 1
area 209.1
World Heritage criteria World Heritage selection criterion (vi)
World Heritage criteria World Heritage selection criterion (ii)
end time 1975-07-05T00:00:00Z
image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pelourinho%20Cidade%20Velha%20IW.jpg
instance of urban area
executive body Cidade Velha
WOEID 1310724

start time 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name قلعة فيلها، المركزي التاريخي لمدينة ريبيرا غراند
official name Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande
official name Cidade Velha, Centro histórico de Ribeira Grande
official name Cidade Velha, centre historique de Ribeira Grande
official name シダーデ・ヴェリヤ、リベイラ・グランデの歴史都市
official name Cidade Velha, historisch centrum van Ribeira Grande
volume as quantity World Heritage selection criterion (ii)
volume as quantity World Heritage selection criterion (vi)
area 1795.6
applies to part buffer zone