Antigua Guatemala

World Heritage
Guatemala
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Antigua was the capital of the Guatemalan Viceroyalty and was founded in the early 16th century. Built 1,500 meters above sea level in an earthquake-prone area, Antigua was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1773, but its main monuments remain as ruins. Built in less than three centuries on a grid pattern inspired by the Italian Renaissance, the city features many fine monuments.

Mermaid Fountain, built by Diego de Porres in 1737,[9] Antigua Guatemala central square

Ruins of the Society of Jesus school yard in 1880

Postmark ANTIGUA CANCELADO in 1887, after Guatemala joined the UPU. Note the Quetzal

Construction of the Cathedral of Santiago de Guatemala in 1678. Painting by Antonio Ramírez Montúfar...

Façade of the former El Carmen church in 2009

Abandoned San Francisco Church ruins in 1916. Photographs by Arnold Genthe

Replica of Jesus of Santa Clara

A poor native family living in the ruins of Capuchins, as described by prince Wilhelm of Sweden in 1...

Royal and Pontifical University of San Carlos Borromeo. Picture from 1971

A church damaged by an earthquake

Circular single cell structure in the Capuchins convent, still in good standing, as described by pri...

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office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/0146xw
postal code 03001
Commons category Antigua Guatemala
located in time zone UTC−06:00
inception 1543-01-01T00:00:00Z
coordinate location Point(-90.7337 14.5567)
Commons gallery Antigua Guatemala
page banner http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Antigua%20Guatemala%20banner%20Architectural%20detail.jpg
U.S. National Archives Identifier 10044771
WOEID 81054
capital of William Jessop
category for people who died here Mustaviiri
elevation above sea level 1582
uses 4219793-4
image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Santa%20Catalina%20Arch%20-%20Antigua%20Guatemala%20Feb%202020.jpg
instance of municipality of Guatemala
flag image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bandera%20de%20Sacatep%C3%A9quez.svg
shares border with Iseji
shares border with Santo Domingo Xenacoj
shares border with Santa Lucía Milpas Altas
shares border with Category:Films shot in Valparaíso
shares border with Santa María de Jesús
coat of arms image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Escudo%20de%20armas%20de%20Sacatep%C3%A9quez.svg
start time 2002-10-10T00:00:00Z
twinned administrative body Xalapa
executive body Antigua Guatemala
location of creation Antigua Guatemala
U.S. National Archives Identifier 10044771
WOEID 81054
official language William Jessop
IPA transcription 696311
number of rooms lccn-n81018376

population 59091
determination method population projection
point in time 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z
heritage designation Category:Views of Pienza
start time 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name Antigua Guatemala
subreddit Antigua
language of work or name Spanish
language of work or name English
start time 2015-05-02T00:00:00Z
named as Antigua, Guatelama: Discussions
twinned administrative body Cancun
start time 2002-10-10T00:00:00Z