Historic centre of Puebla

The historic centre of Puebla (Spanish: centro histórico de Puebla) was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987.[1]

Teatro Principal de Puebla

The Historic Monuments Zone of Puebla is considered the origin of Puebla. This Zone was decreed a Historic Monuments Zone in 1977 by presidential decree and 1 year later UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site. The Historic Monuments Zone retains a lot of colonial buildings. Several of the oldest buildings were badly damaged in 1999 after the earthquake and later were subsequently repaired. After the 2017 earthquake, some of them again suffered damage.[2]

Features

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References

  1. UNESCO World Heritage Centre. "Historic Centre of Puebla - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  2. "Historic centre of Puebla". "Mexican Routes [mexicanroutes.com]".


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