Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Dominican Republic
capital of the Dominican Republic
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View of Santo Domingo from space, 2010 -
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Plaza de España -
church and Convent of los Dominicos, is the oldest Catholic building in continuous use in the Americas, and also, according to the UNESCO, it was the headquarters of the first university in the Americas -
View of the skyline in Central Santo Domingo, financial district of Dominican Republic (2021) -
The Fortaleza Ozama is one of the surviving sections of the Walls of Santo Domingo, which is recognized by UNESCO as being the oldest military construction of European origin in the Americas. -
Parque Colón -
Edificio Baquero -
Edificio Diez -
Edificio Cerame -
taken atop Novocentro tower viewing the city to the southwest 2010 -
Tomb that housed the remains of Christopher Columbus until 1795 (at the cathedral)
