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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 rustic, dramatic walled ruins of the San Francisco Monastery occupy large blocks of the Colonial City—between Calle Duarte and Calle Hostos—and double as a fantastic merengue concert stage every Sunday. But any other day of the week, the sprawling, unoccupied ruins offer a stunning backdrop for photo lovers and serve as a reminder of the former, first-ever 16th century Franciscan monastery in the New World.