World Heritage Identification Number: 983
World Heritage since: 2000
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Continent: Europe
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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The Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda: A Unique Blend of History and Architecture
The Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, located in Bermuda, is a remarkable testament to the early English colonial history in the New World. This site, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000, offers a unique blend of history, architecture, and military engineering that spans over four centuries.
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The Town of St George, founded in 1612, is an outstanding example of the earliest English urban settlement in the New World. Its associated fortifications graphically illustrate the development of English military engineering from the 17th to the 20th century, being adapted to take account of the development of artillery over this period.
UNESCO Justification of the World Heritage Site
Criterion (iv): The Historic Town of St George with its related fortifications is an outstanding example of a continuously occupied, fortified, colonial town dating from the early 17th century and the oldest English town in the New World.
Encyclopedia Record: Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda
The Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications is the name used by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee to identify collectively as a World Heritage Site St. George's Town, founded in 1612, and a range of fortifications, batteries, and magazines built between 1612 and 1939, the last of which was removed from use in 1953.Additional Site Details
Area: 257.5 hectares
Coordinates: 32.37944444 , -64.67777778
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