Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of ... (UNESCO/NHK)

Video

James Blake Wiener
by UNESCO TV NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai
published on 27 July 2018

Inhabited over a period of 1,500 years by a succession of peoples – Olmecs, Zapotecs and Mixtecs – the terraces, dams, canals, pyramids and artificial mounds of Monte Albán were literally carved out of the mountain and are the symbols of a sacred topography. The nearby city of Oaxaca, which is built on a grid pattern, is a good example of Spanish colonial town planning. The solidity and volume of the city's buildings show that they were adapted to the earthquake-prone region in which these architectural gems were constructed.

Source: UNESCO TV / © NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai
URL: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/415/

Remove Ads
Advertisement

The video and its description text are provided by Youtube. This website claims no authorship of this content; we are republishing it for educational purposes.

Cite This Work

APA Style

Kyokai, U. T. N. N. H. (2018, July 27). Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of ... (UNESCO/NHK). World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1542/historic-centre-of-oaxaca-and-archaeological-site/

Chicago Style

Kyokai, UNESCO TV NHK Nippon Hoso. "Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of ... (UNESCO/NHK)." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 27, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1542/historic-centre-of-oaxaca-and-archaeological-site/.

MLA Style

Kyokai, UNESCO TV NHK Nippon Hoso. "Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of ... (UNESCO/NHK)." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 27 Jul 2018. Web. 22 Nov 2024.

Membership