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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.