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City of "La Guaira" La Guaira: 1999 ii, iii, iv, v (cultural) La Guaira was founded in the late 16th century as the port of Caracas. It was connected to the capital by a road that was the centre of development. In the 18th century, fortifications were constructed to protect the city from pirates.
Plaza Bolívar is the focus of the old town with the monument to El Libertador, Simón Bolívar, at its heart. Modern high-rise buildings have overpowered much of the colonial flavor of Caracas' founding neighbourhood. Plaza Venezuela is the geographic center of Caracas. It is a large urban plaza at the entrance of the Central University of ...
Pages in category "Monuments and memorials in Venezuela" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
World Heritage Sites in Venezuela (3 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Historic sites in Venezuela" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Paseo Los Próceres. The monument is defined by two rows of lighting poles as virtual walls. Located on the perimeter of Fort Tiuna, the largest national military complex, it articulates with the Bolivarian Military University of Venezuela, the parade courtyard, the monoliths of heroes, an oval of fountains, gardens and baroque ornaments.
Coro is the capital of Falcón State and the second oldest city in Venezuela (after Cumaná).It was founded on July 26, 1527, by Juan de Ampíes as Santa Ana de Coro.It was historically known as Neu-Augsburg (from 1528 to 1546) by the German Welsers, and Coro by the Spanish colonizers and Venezuelans, the city and buildings were built during the Spanish Empire.
The colonial old town of the first Brazilian capital and town of the first slave market in the New World, has preserved a large number of brightly colored Renaissance houses decorated with stucco work from the 16th to 18th centuries. [34] Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca: Azuay Province, Ecuador
Bolívar Square (Spanish: Plaza Bolívar) in Caracas is one of the most important and recognized Venezuelan public spaces. It is located in the center of the first 25 blocks of Caracas when it was founded as "Santiago de León de Caracas" in 1567. It is in the historic center of the city in the Cathedral Parish of the Libertador Municipality.