波托西城海拔3976米,是世界上海拔最高的城市之一。波托西城是著名的矿业城市,建于公元1546年,现为波托西省的首府。城市保存了大量完好的殖民时代建筑,从中央广场引出若干狭窄而弯曲的街道,周围屹立殖民时期的政府大院、市政厅、造币厂和大教堂。城中还有卡萨德拉莫内达集镇、圣洛伦佐教堂、贵族住宅区和工人居住区等遗迹。
In the 16th century, this area was regarded as the world’s largest industrial complex. The extraction of silver ore relied on a series of hydraulic mills. The site consists of the industrial monuments of the Cerro Rico, where water is provided by an intricate system of aqueducts and artificial lakes; the colonial town with the Casa de la Moneda; the Church of San Lorenzo; several patrician houses; and the barrios mitayos, the areas where the workers lived.
国别 | 玻利维亚 Bolivia |
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中文名称 | 波托西城 |
英文名称 | City of Potosí |
遗产类别 | 文化遗产 |
登录年份 | 1987 |
选入标准 | (ii)(iv)(vi) |