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Santo Domingo: the grid and public institutions

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Published: 22 Oct 2026 16:11 · Updated: 22 Oct 2026 16:11

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Colonial Santo Domingo combines a street grid with early religious, educational and service institutions. Its plan has an important place in colonial urban-planning history.

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Colonial Santo Domingo combines a street grid with early religious, educational and service institutions. Its plan has an important place in colonial urban-planning history. [1]

Examine how public functions and squares connect to the regular streets. Repeated blocks alone do not explain every social relationship. The historical layout provides a framework for reading particular buildings more precisely.

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  1. [1] Colonial City of Santo Domingo - UNESCO World Heritage Centre ↗