#Santo Domingo UNESCO #world heritage sites

#Tower of Tribute at #Calle Las Damas 1
# An impressive architectural structure of medieval style and design, the Tower of Homage (Spanish: Torre del Homenaje) stands in the center of the grounds. The castle was designed to guard the entrance to the port of Santo Domingo and defend the city from seaborne enemies.

#Basilica Cathedral of Santa María la Menor on #Callejon de los Curas
# It is the oldest cathedral in the Americas, begun in 1512 and completed in 1540. It is the Cathedral of the Archbishop of Santo Domingo who has the honorary title of Primate of the Americas because Santo Domingo was the first Catholic diocese established in the New World.

#Columbus Park at #Parque Colon
# In its Center stands a late-19th Christopher Columbus, in whose honor the square was renamed in 1887.

#Hospital San Nicolas de Bari at #Calle Hostos 356
# Today a preserved ruin, the oldest hospital built in the Americas, the Hospital San Nicolas de Bari was constructed in different stages between 1503 and 1552 at the behest of governor (and namesake of the hospital) Nicolás de Ovando.

#Monastery of San Francisco on #Calle Juan Isidro Perez
# The San Francisco Monastery is considered the oldest monastery in the Americas. It was a pivotal site for the spread of Christianity in the New World, serving as a spiritual and cultural hub during the early Spanish colonization period.