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Dominican Republic - Ruinas de San Francisco (Ruins of San Francisco)

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Accessibility: Good, taking the Emiliano Tejera Street, then Hostos Street
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Monastery of San Francisco. Front view of the monastery.
Monastery of San Francisco . View of the ruins of the monastery of San Francisco.
Monastery of San Francisco. View of the monastery.
Monastery of San Francisco. View of the ruins of the monastery.
Monastery of San Francisco. Detail of the walls of the monastery.
Monastery of San Francisco. View of the walls of the monastery.
Monastery of San Francisco. View of the ruins of the monastery.

Other data of interest

Dominican Republic

Historical name

Monasterio de San Francisco (Monastery of San Francisco)

Founding Date

1512

Address

Calle Emiliano Tejera, Zona Colonial, Santo Domingo , PC: 10212 .

Links to social networks

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ruinas-De-San-Francisco-Santo-Domingo/1460057720696232
https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/296878499/monasterio-de-san-francisco/?hl=es

 

Classification

Construction

Category

National monument Inscribed on the World Heritage List

Function-Testimony

Religious-ceremonial site

Access level

Restricted

Current Use

The ruins are used for social and cultural events

Original use

Monastery

Property kind

State

Expressions of intangible heritage associated

Cultural and social expressions. Folkloric music and dance performances.

Declarations

  • World Heritage 1990