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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Antigua Guatemala' has mentioned 'City' in the following places:
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| City in Sacatepxc3xa9quez, Guatemala | WIKI |
| Antigua Guatemala (Spanish pronunciation:xc2xa0[anxcbx88tixc9xa3wa xc9xa3watexcbx88mala]), commonly referred to as just Antigua or la Antigua, is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala known for its preserved Spanish Baroque-influenced architecture as well as a number of ruins of colonial churches. | WIKI |
| The city had a peak population of some 60,000 in the 1770s; the bulk of the population moved away in the late 18th century. | WIKI |
| Despite significant population growth in the late 20th century, the city had only reached half that number by the 1990s. | WIKI |
| At the time of the 2007 census, the city had 34,685 inhabitants. | WIKI |
| The first capital of Guatemala was founded on the site of a Kakchikel-Maya city, now called Iximche, on Monday, July 25, 1524xe2x80x94the day of Saint Jamesxe2x80x94and therefore named Ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros de Goathemalan (City of Saint James of the Knights of Guatemala). | WIKI |
| Naturally, St. James became the patron saint of the city. | WIKI |
| This new city was located on the site of present-day San Miguel Escobar,[2] which is a neighborhood in the municipality of Ciudad Vieja. | WIKI |
| [3] This city was destroyed on September 11, 1541, by a devastating lahar from the Volcxc3xa1n de Agua. | WIKI |
| After a flood destroyed the second city, located in the Valley of Almolonga, on the slopes of Volcxc3xa1n de Agua a new city was built in 1543 in the Valley of Panchoy, and it was established as head of the Real Audiencia of Guatemala in 1549. | WIKI |
| The city was laid out in a square pattern, with streets running north to south and from east to west, with a central square. | WIKI |
| The city is surrounded by three enormous volcanoes and mountains, plains and hills. | WIKI |
| [10] The city was the final resting place of the great Spanish chronicler Bernal Dxc3xadaz del Castillo, and his remains were interred in one of the churches that was eventually ruined by earthquakes. | WIKI |
| The Jesuits founded the school of "San Lucas of the Society of Jesus" in 1608, which became famous and was unrivaled in terms of literature and grammar lessons; it was attended by the elite nobles of the city society, such as Francisco Antonio Fuentes y Guzman, the chronicler Francisco Vxc3xa1zquez, and Pedro Betancourt. | WIKI |
| [12] On 18 July 1626, the Jesuit temple was inaugurated; along with the rest of the city, it suffered and was damaged by continuous earthquakes that struck the city between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. | WIKI |
| Poor Spanish children would be the beneficiaries of this pious work, as they could not travel to those cities where there were universities already, such as Mxc3xa9xico City in the New Spain. | WIKI |
| The school was the city's most prestigious, and from it graduated most of the elite members of society of the time. | WIKI |
| In the city, people also believed that the proximity of the Volcxc3xa1n de Fuego (English: Volcano of Fire) was the cause of earthquakes; the great architect Diego de Porres even said that all the earthquakes were caused by volcano explosions. | WIKI |
| On August 27 there was a strong eruption of Volcxc3xa1n de Fuego, which lasted until August 30; the residents of the city asked for help to Santo Cristo of the cathedral and to the Virgen del Socorro who were sworn patrons of the Volcan de Fuego. | WIKI |
| The San Miguel earthquake damaged the city considerably, to the point that some rooms and walls of the Royal Palace were destroyed. | WIKI |
| There was also a partial abandonment of the city, food shortages, lack of manpower, and extensive damage to the city infrastructure, not to mention numerous dead and injured. | WIKI |
| [21] These earthquakes made the authorities consider moving to a new city less prone to seismic activity. | WIKI |
| City residents strongly opposed the move, and even took to the Royal Palace in protest; in the end, the city did not move, but the number of troops of the Army Battalion required to maintain order was considerable. | WIKI |
| Once again, the building was among the most beautiful in the city when the repairs were completed. | WIKI |
| [22] In fact, a period of prosperity began after the San Casimiro earthquake, as the city saw major improvements such as street embellishment and the introduction of a tap water system. | WIKI |
| In 1773, the Santa Marta earthquakes destroyed much of the town, which led to the third change in location for the city. | WIKI |
| This new city did not retain its old name and was christened Nueva Guatemala de la Asuncixc3xb3n (New Guatemala of the Assumption), and its patron saint is Our Lady of the Assumption. | WIKI |
| By a Royal decree of July 21, 1775, the city move to the "Virgin valley" was authorized. | WIKI |
| In order to build the new city it was necessary to get construction material from the old abandoned churches in Santiago de Guatemala. | WIKI |
| In April 1920, during the very last days of Manuel Estrada Cabrera regime, prince Wilhelm of Sweden visited Antigua Guatemala and wrote about his impressions of the city in his book Between two continents. | WIKI |
| The city was in sight when a person in uniform planted himself in front of the car; it turned out to be the city commandant, along with six soldiers with wooden guns. | WIKI |
| Central Park xe2x80x93 Parque Central xe2x80x93 is the heart of the city, with the reconstructed fountain there acting as a popular gathering spot. | WIKI |
| The most commanding, to the south of the city, is the Volcxc3xa1n de Agua or "Volcano of Water", some 3,766 metres (12,356xc2xa0ft) high. | WIKI |
| To the west of the city are a pair of peaks, Acatenango, which last erupted in 1972, some 3,976 metres (13,045xc2xa0ft) high, and the Volcxc3xa1n de Fuego or "Volcano of Fire", some 3,763 metres (12,346xc2xa0ft) high. | WIKI |
| Before it was declared a National Monument by president Jorge Ubico on March 30, 1944, the city ruins were practically abandoned. | WIKI |
| In the 21st century the buildings include the offices of Guatemala Institute of Tourisms -INGUAT-, the city National Police headquarters and the Sacatepxc3xa9quez Governor's office, among others. | WIKI |
| The first cathedral housed the remains of the conquistador Pedro de Alvarado who had been transferred there at the request of his daughter in 1568, but disappeared following one of the multiple earthquakes that damaged the city over the years. | WIKI |
| La Recoleccixc3xb3n In 1685 two "Recoleto" missionaries came to the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, and when some more monks of their order arrived in the following years, asked permission of the City Hall[Note 7] to build a monastery; but in 1695, the City Hall made it known that there was insufficient reason to justify the construction because there were already enough monasteries in the city. | WIKI |
| Santo Domingo Monastery Originally one of the most important and largest in the city, the Convent of Santo Domingo was destroyed in 1773 and abandoned by the transfer of the Dominicans to their site in Guatemala City . | WIKI |
| The faxc3xa7ade has an architectural renaissance style and is made of stone, like the church of the Capuchins, a characteristic that distinguishes them from the other temples in the city. | WIKI |
| [44] Antigua Guatemala: The Green Goddess temple Rxc3xado Dulce Puerto Barrios: arrival and departure of the boats carrying the explorers Tikal: jungle scenes Quiriguxc3xa1: Mayan city where they get lectured on the Maya civilization Guatemala City: then luxurious Palace Hotel was used to shoot the scenes of the hotel in the imaginary town of At Mantique[44] | WIKI |
| In the space of under three centuries the city acquired a number of superb monuments. | UNESCO |
| The pattern of straight lines established by the grid of north-south and east-west streets and inspired by the Italian Renaissance, is one of the best examples in Latin American town planning and all that remains of the 16th-century city. | UNESCO |
| The city lay mostly abandoned for almost a century until the mid-1800s when increased agricultural production, particularly coffee and grain, brought new investment to the region. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iii): Antigua Guatemala is one the earliest and outstanding examples of city planning in Latin America in which the basic grid plan, dating from 1543, has been maintained. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iv) The many churches and monasteries in Antigua Guatemala testify to the influence of the Christian church, during the colonial period, on every aspect of daily life in the city. | UNESCO |
| Due to the partial abandonment of the city in 1776, and the regulations prohibiting the repair and construction of new buildings, the cityxe2x80x99s 16th-century Renaissance grid pattern and Baroque-style monumental buildings and ruins have survived along with cobblestone streets, plazas with fountains, and domestic architecture. | UNESCO |
| Legal protection for Antigua Guatemala was established in 1944, when the city was declared a national monument with the intention to protect it from uncontrolled industrial and urban development. | UNESCO |
| The establishment of the xe2x80x9cNational Council for the Protection of Antigua Guatemalaxe2x80x9d in 1972 created an institution responsible for this protection and restoration of the cityxe2x80x99s monuments. | UNESCO |