819 NL - Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Netherlands Antilles (1997)

Brief Description

"The people of the Netherlands established a trading settlement at a fine natural harbour on the Caribbean island of Curaçao in 1634. The town developed continuously over the following centuries. The modern town consists of several distinct historic districts whose architecture reflects not only European urban-planning concepts but also styles from the Netherlands and from the Spanish and Portuguese colonial towns with which Willemstad engaged in trade."

荷属安的列斯群岛的威廉斯塔德、内城及港口古迹区
"威廉斯塔德港口是荷兰人于1634年在加勒比海库拉索岛（Curaçao）建成的一处优良贸易港湾。这座城镇经历了几个世 纪的繁荣后仍然继续发展。当代的城镇由几个截然不同的老城区构成，这里的建筑表现为欧式与荷兰风格的结合，因为在当时西班牙与葡萄牙殖民者在此从事贸易活 动。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/819

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