The colonial town of Cienfuegos was founded in 1819 in the Spanish territory but was initially settled by immigrants of French origin. It became a trading place for sugar cane, tobacco and coffee. Situated on the Caribbean coast of southern-central Cuba at the heart of the country’s sugar cane, mango, tobacco and coffee production area, the town first developed in the neoclassical style. It later became more eclectic but retained a harmonious overall townscape. Among buildings of particular interest are the Government Palace (City Hall), San Lorenzo School, the Bishopric, the Ferrer Palace, the former lyceum, and some residential houses. Cienfuegos is the first, and an outstanding example of an architectural ensemble representing the new ideas of modernity, hygiene and order in urban planning as developed in Latin America from the 19th century.
西恩富戈斯古城
西恩富戈斯殖民小镇于1819年建在西班牙领土上，但最初在此定居的却是法国移民。这里是一个甘蔗、烟草和咖啡贸易中心，位于古巴甘蔗、芒果、烟草和咖啡生产中心——中南部的加勒比海岸，始建风格为新古典主义，随后风格有所折衷，但仍保留了和谐统一的小镇风貌。小镇最引人瞩目的建筑是市政府邸（市政大厅）、圣洛伦索学校、教区、费雷罗宫，前文化宫和一些住宅。西恩富戈斯是19世纪拉丁美洲发展起来的建筑群中的第一个杰出典型，体现了城市规划中现代化、卫生和秩序的新观念。
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1202
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