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  2. Architecture of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    The architecture of Costa Rica includes remains from the pre-Columbian Era, all the way to modern buildings that form part of the nation's contemporary infrastructure. The nation encompasses an array of historical buildings from both the pre-colonial era and post-colonial era, such as Guayabo and the Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels.

  3. List of World Heritage Sites in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Costa Rica ratified the convention on 23 August 1977. [3] It has four World Heritage Sites and one site on the tentative list. [3] The first site in Costa Rica listed was the Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park, in 1983. In 1990, the site was expanded to include the sites across the border in Panama.

  4. Ibo Bonilla - Wikipedia

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    Ibo Bonilla, known as “Professor Ibo”, was born in Sarchí, a town of Alajuela recognized as the cradle of Art in Costa Rica.He has traveled all around the world, carried out different jobs, and graduated in different professions: he is an Architect, Sculptor, Mathematic, and Pedagogue of the Costa Rica University, Technician in Management and Evaluation of Quality from the Polytechnical ...

  5. Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, Cartago - Wikipedia

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    The basilica has since been restored and constitutes a unique mix of colonial architecture as well as 19th-century Byzantine style; the current building dates back to 1939. [ 1 ] The Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels is consecrated to the Virgin of Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles, a small representation of the Virgin Mary carrying the infant ...

  6. Stone spheres of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    The stone spheres are regarded as a national symbol [2] and part of the cultural ethos of Costa Rica, therefore it is common to see them installed in government buildings, such as in the under construction building of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica, where in October 2019, seven spheres lent by the Museo Nacional de Costa Rica were ...

  7. El Pedregal archeological site - Wikipedia

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    The Pedregal rock art site is located in the most northwest corner of Costa Rica only 20 km away from the Nicaraguan border. Its ground monuments belong to the Cordillera de Guanacaste mountain range, situated in the correspondent province of Guanacaste.

  8. National Theatre of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    The foyer of the Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica Constructed in the late 19th century, when San Jose's population was only around 19,000 people, the theatre presented many private performances. Its only real competition was the Teatro Mora (also called the Municipal Theatre, or Teatro Municipal ), that existed for many years before the National ...

  9. Category:Architecture in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Buildings and structures in Costa Rica (6 C) C. Costa Rican architects (8 P) Pages in category "Architecture in Costa Rica" The following 2 pages are in this category ...