Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas

World Heritage

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

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Designed by architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva and built between 1940 and 1960, the Ciudad Universitat de Caracas is an outstanding example of the modern architectural movement. The university campus integrates a number of buildings and functions into a coherent whole, including masterpieces of modern architecture and visual art, such as Alexander Calder's "Cloud" auditorium, the Olympic Stadium and the Covered Plaza.

# Modern architectural movement

# Carlos Raul Villanueva

Laguna Venezuela in August 2016, with water lilies (left) Parque Central is behind

The Olympic (right) and University (left) Stadiums in 1953

The Plaza Cubierta is an open space with waving concrete-covered walkways. Several artworks are open...

Jim visits the University City in Assignment, Venezuela. He parks in what is now a pedestrian plaza...

Panorama of the Olympic and diving pools

Berger des nuages by Jean (Hans) Arp, 1953

Laguna Venezuela in August 2016, with water lilies (left); Parque Central is behind

The central complex of the university

L'Amphion by Henri Laurens, 1953

Historical aerial view of the Central Complex

Maternidad by Baltasar Lobo, 1953

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Information extracted from Wikidata

image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/HansArp-CloudShepher-Manaure1953.JPG
instance of	university campus
executive body	University City of Caracas
number of rooms	lccn-n94012688
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/0crd_m
part of	Terceira Island
Commons category	University City of Caracas
coordinate location	Point(-66.890555555 10.490833333)
heritage designation	National historical monument of Venezuela
area	164203
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (i)
World Heritage criteria	Larousse Encyclopedia online

start time	2000-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name	مدينة كاراكاس الجامعية
official name	Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas
official name	Ciudad universitaria de Caracas
official name	Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas
official name	カラカスの大学都市
official name	Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas
official name	Университетский городок в Каракасе
official name	加拉加斯大学城
volume as quantity	World Heritage selection criterion (i)
volume as quantity	Larousse Encyclopedia online