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The colonial town of Cienfuegos was founded in 1819 in the Spanish territory but
was initially settled by immigrants of French origin. It became a trading place
for sugar cane, tobacco and coffee. Situated on the Caribbean coast of
southern-central Cuba at the heart of the country’s sugar cane, mango, tobacco
and coffee production area, the town first developed in the neoclassical style.
It later became more eclectic but retained a harmonious overall townscape. Among
buildings of particular interest are the Government Palace (City Hall), San
Lorenzo School, the Bishopric, the Ferrer Palace, the former lyceum, and some
residential houses. Cienfuegos is the first, and an outstanding example of an
architectural ensemble representing the new ideas of modernity, hygiene and
order in urban planning as developed in Latin America from the 19th century.
The Historic Centre of Cienfuegos was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2005
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