São Francisco Square

UNESCO World Heritage Site
São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
São Francisco Square.
Location	São Cristóvão Brazil
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iv
Reference	1272
UNESCO region	Latin America and the Caribbean
Coordinates	11°00′58″S 37°12′36″W / 11.01611°S 37.21000°W / -11.01611; -37.21000Coordinates: 11°00′58″S 37°12′36″W / 11.01611°S 37.21000°W / -11.01611; -37.21000
Inscription history
Inscription	2010 (34th Session)
Location in Brazil

São Francisco Square (Portuguese: Praça São Francisco) in São Cristóvão, Brazil, is an open space surrounded by colonial-period buildings such as the São Francisco Church and convent, the Church and Santa Casa da Misericórdia, the Provincial Palace and other buildings from later periods. The complex is a well-preserved example of typical Franciscan architecture of north-eastern Brazil.

On August 1, 2010 the site, which covers 3 hectares (7.4 acres), was selected as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is managed by a regional office of the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) and the municipal government.^[1]

References

↑ "São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão". UNESCO. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

External links

Media related to São Francisco Square at Wikimedia Commons

World Heritage Sites in Brazil

North Region	Central Amazon Conservation Complex

Northeast Region	Brazilian Atlantic Islands Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves¹ Historic Centre of São Luís Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda São Francisco Square in São Cristóvão Serra da Capivara National Park

Central-West Region	Brasília Cerrado Protected Areas Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Park Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás Pantanal Conservation Area

Southeast Region	Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves¹ Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves¹ Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina Historic Town of Ouro Preto Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas

South Region	Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves¹ Iguaçu National Park Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis² Ruins of São Miguel das Missões

¹ Shared with other region/s ² Shared with Argentina

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