- University City of Caracas
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Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas * UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country Venezuela Type Cultural Criteria i, iv Reference 986 Region ** Latin America and the Caribbean Inscription history Inscription 2000 (24th Session) 
Location of University City of Caracas in Venezuela* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List
** Region as classified by UNESCOThe University City of Caracas (Spanish: Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas) is the main Campus of the Central University of Venezuela. It was designed by the Venezuelan architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva and was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000. The Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas is considered a masterpiece of architecture and urban planning and is the only university campus designed by a single architect in the 20th century that has received such recognition by UNESCO.
The Campus and buildings of the Universidad Central de Venezuela are considered to be Villanueva's masterwork. Built on the site of the old Hacienda Ibarra (which originally belonged to Simon Bolívar's family) and connected to the new city center around Plaza Venezuela, the project required a massive undertaking of both urban planning and architectural design. The administration of President Isaías Medina Angarita bought the Hacienda Ibarra in 1942 in order to give the University a larger location than the Saint Francis Covent, giving Villanueva a unique opportunity to apply his conscious integration of art and architecture on a grand scale. This vast urban complex of about 2 km² included a total of forty buildings and it became one of the most successful applications of Modern Architecture in Latin America. Villanueva worked closely with all the artists who contributed with their oeuvres and personally supervised the project for over 25 years until the late 1960's when his deteriorating health forced him to leave some buildings in the design stage.
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Artists who contributed to the project
International
- Hans Arp
- André Bloc
- Alexander Calder
- Wifredo Lam
- Henri Laurens
- Fernand Léger
- Baltasar Lobo
- Antoine Pevsner
- Sophie Taeuber-Arp
- Victor Vasarely
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Cloud Shepherd, by Hans Arp
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Cloud Shepherd, by Hans Arp
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Clouds, by Alexander Calder
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L'Amphion by Henri Laurens
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L'Amphion by Henri Laurens
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Stained-glass window Fernand Léger
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Mural by Fernand Léger
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Maternidad by Baltasar Lobo
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by Antoine Pevsner
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Tribute to Malevich by Victor Vasarely
Venezuela
- Miguel Arroyo
- Armando Barrios
- Omar Carreño
- Carlos González Bogen
- Pedro León Castro
- Mateo Manaure
- Francisco Narváez
- Pascual Navarro
- Alirio Oramas
- Alejandro Otero
- Héctor Poleo
- Braulio Salazar
- Jesús-Rafael Soto
- Víctor Valera
- Oswaldo Vigas|by Víctor Valera
- Lisbhet Mariela Ojeda D´Elía
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by Pascual Navarro
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by Mateo Manaure
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by Mateo Manaure
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by Alejandro Otero
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by Alejandro Otero
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by Víctor Valera
External links
- UNESCO World Heritage website on the Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas
- Exhibition on the Covered Plaza by the Architectural Association, London
- Central University of Venezuela website dedicated to the life and works of Villanueva(Spanish)
- COPRED, Center for preservation of the UCV
Landmarks of Caracas Museums Alejandro Otero Museum · Bolivarian Museum · Simón Bolívar birthplace house · Simón Bolívar Center · Children's Museum · Fine Arts Museum · La Estancia Art Center · National Gallery of Art · National Pantheon of Venezuela · Science Museum · Soto Sphere
Religion Culture and sport Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex · Poliedro de Caracas · Municipal Theater · National Theater · La Rinconada Hippodrome · University City · University Stadium · Brígido Iriarte StadiumOther Parque Central Complex · National Library of Venezuela · Parque del Este · Los Caobos Park · El Silencio · La Pastora · Plaza Bolívar · Plaza Francia · El Calvario · Los Próceres Monument · Plaza Venezuela · Plaza Alfredo Sadel · Humboldt Hotel · Nuevo Circo · Federal Capitol · Miraflores Palace · La Casona · Yellow House · Supreme Tribunal of Justice · Quinta de Anauco · Palace of the Academies · Carmelitas Post Office · Los Conductores del País Mural · Villa Planchart · Caracas Metro · Caracas Aerial Tramway
Canaima National Park (includes Angel Falls) · University City of Caracas · Coro and its Port
Coordinates: 10°29′25″N 66°53′26″W / 10.49028°N 66.89056°W
Categories:- World Heritage Sites in Venezuela
- Central University of Venezuela
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