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Criterion (ii): The harbour town of Campeche is an urbanization model of a Baroque colonial town, with its checkerboard street plan; the defensive walls surrounding its historic centre reflect the influence of the military architecture in the Caribbean,soldes longchamp. Criterion (iv): The fortifications system of Campeche, an eminent example of the military architecture of the 17th and 18th centuries,soldes sac, is part of an overall defensive system set up by the Spanish to protect the ports on the Caribbean Sea from pirate attacks.
The harbour town of Campeche is an urbanization model of a Baroque colonial town, with its chequerboard street plan,sacs pas cher; the defensive walls surrounding its historic centre reflect the influence of the military architecture of the Caribbean. the fortification system of Campeche, an eminent example of the military architecture of the 17th and 18th centuries,burberry pas cher. It forms part of an overall defensive system set up by the Spanish to protect the ports on the Caribbean Sea from pirate attacks,sacs moins cher.
Campeche was founded in 1540 by Francisco Montejo El Mozo in the south-west of the Maya region of Ah Kin Pech,lunette pas cher, which had been explored and occupied by Spanish conquerors from 1517 onwards. From the start, the port played a major role as a starting point for expeditions to the Yucat peninsula and the Pet region of Guatemala. Its commercial and military importance made it the second biggest town in the Gulf of Mexico,longchamp pas cher, after M the second half of the 16th century,echarpe burberry, Campeche, like other Caribbean towns,sacs longchamp pas cher, was systematically attacked by pirates and corsairs in the pay of enemies of Spain; this is why a large-scale defensive system was installed. At the beginning of the 18th century,burberry femme, the town was surrounded by an impressive hexagonal wall with a perimeter of 2,536 m,lunettes BOSS, 6-8 m high and 2.50 m thick,soldes longchamp. An urban chequerboard plan was chosen, with a Plaza Mayor facing the sea and surrounded by government and religious edifices,sacs longchamp pas cher. The walls enclose an irregular hexagon corresponding to the defensive belt encircling the town.
In the 19th century, the town endowed itself with a fine theatre, harmonized with the urban fabric. A section of the wall was pulled down in 1893 to open up a space with a view of the sea, and the main square was turned into a public garden,sac burberry. In the 20th century,longchamp pas cher, the traditional areas of the town centre were little affected by the modernization movement owing to a relative slackening of the economy,burberry soldes.
The area of historic monuments is in the shape of an uneven polygon spread over 181 ha,Chanel pas cher, including 45 ha surrounded by walls,burberry enfant, with the town stretching out on each side, following the configuration of the coast and the relief. The protected group consists of two subgroups: area A with a high density of buildings of great heritage value,sac longchamp en soldes, and area B,sacs pas cher, which is not so dense or valuable but which forms a transitional and protective zone,chanel lunettes. Among the almost 1,000 buildings of historic value are the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception,tods pas cher, several churches,chanel bijoux, the Toro theatre and the municipal archives.
The system of fortifications,Historic Fortified Town of Campeche, with the redoubts of San Jos and San Miguel, and the batteries of San Lucas, San Mati and San Lu is mainly in the area of historic monuments, at both ends and facing the sea,foulard burberry.
Source: UNESCO/CLT/WHC
Historical Description
Campeche was founded in 1540 by Francisco Montejo El Mozo in the south-west of the Maya region of Ah Kin Pech,sac longchamp homme,Historic Fortified Town of Campeche, which had been explored and occupied by Spanish conquerors from 1517 onwards. From the start, the port played a major role as a starting point for expeditions to the Yucatan peninsula and the Pet region in Guatemala. Its commercial and military importance made it the second biggest town in the Gulf of Mexico, after M the second half of the 16th century, Campeche, like other Caribbean towns, was systematically attacked by pirates and corsairs in the pay of enemies of Spain; this is why a large-scale defensive system was installed. At the beginning of the 18th century, the town was surrounded by an impressive hexagonal wall with a perimeter of 2536m, 6-8m high, and 2.50m thick. An urban checkerboard plan was chosen, with a Plaza Mayor facing the sea and surrounded by government and religious edifices.
In the 19th century, the town endowed itself with a fine theatre, harmonized with the urban fabric. A section of the wall was pulled down in 1893 to open up a space with a view of the sea, and the main square was turned into a public garden.
In the 20th century, the traditional areas of the town centre were little affected by the modernization movement owing to a relative slackening of the economy.
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