Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Historic Centre of Guimarães' has mentioned 'Africa' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| It featured a ground floor in granite with a half-timbered structure above, a technology that was transmitted to Portuguese colonies in Africa and the New World, becoming their characteristic feature. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (ii): Guimarxc3xa3es is of considerable universal significance by virtue of the fact that specialized building techniques developed there in the Middle Ages were transmitted to Portuguese colonies in Africa and the New World, becoming their characteristic feature. | UNESCO |
| Within the boundaries of the 19,45 ha property are located all the elements necessary to express the Outstanding Universal Value the Historic Centre of Guimarxc3xa3es, including a particular type of construction developed in the Middle Ages using granite combined with a timber-framed structure, a technology that was diffused widely in the former Portuguese colonies of Africa and the New World, and a well-preserved historic building stock that represents the evolution of building typologies from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. | UNESCO |