#Antigua UNESCO #world heritage sites ( # Guatemala )

#Convent of the Society of Jesus at #3a Calle Poniente
# The Church of the Campaña de Jesus was built between 1690 and 1698 in the Spanish Baroque style. This Jesuit monastery, which housed up to 19 monks at a time at its height, was an important part of Antigua’s religious life until the order was expelled just before the big earthquake in Antigua destroyed the monastery.

#City Hall Palace at #Plaza Mayor
# This emblematic structure is strategically located on 4th Street, directly opposite Central Park and adjacent to the Cathedral, forming a key part of the city's central plaza, which has been the heart of Antigua since the city was meticulously laid out in the Panchoy Valley in a rectilinear pattern during the colonial era.

#Palace of the Captains at #5a Calle Poniente
# The architecture is characterized by a series of courtyard buildings with masonry arcades facing the city’s main square and contains a residence for the governor, an old jail, government offices, and the ruins of the former mint.

#Church School of Christ at #Calle de los pasos & 1ra. Ave
# The Franciscan complex became a major cultural and religious center for the entire Captaincy General of Guatemala: Theologians, jurists, philosophers, physicists, and mathematicians studied in the school of San Buenaventura, which was located where the monastery ruins are.

#Church of San Francisco El Grande at #Calle Oriente & 1a Avenida Sur 7a
# Its facade, with twisted salomonic columns, is typical of the Spanish-American baroque.

#Convent of Santo Domingo at #28 A & 3a Calle Oriente
# The zone includes the picturesque ruined monastery church, the adjacent cloister with a replica of the original fountain, workshops for candle and pottery makers, and two underground crypts that were discovered during the church excavations.

#Capuchin Convent at #2a Avenida Norte & 2a Calle Oriente esquina
# It is one of the finest examples of an 18th-century convent in Guatemala.

#La Merced Church at #1a Calle Poniente & 6a Avenida Norte
# Its facade is one of the most beautiful in Guatemala The squat, thick-walled structure was built to withstand earthquakes, and three centuries after its construction it remains in good shape.

#La Recoleccion Convent at #Calle Poniente & Calle de Recolectos 1
# The two devastating earthquakes that hit Antigua in 1717 and 1773 destroyed this monastery and church complex. The ruins, which include a majestic, still-intact arch, lend the place a romantic atmosphere.