Editing Santo Domingo (section)

==Cityscape==
{{wide image|DR_panorama.jpg|950px|Panoramic view of Santo Domingo viewed from the south (Malecon Center)}}
{{wide image|Panoramica SDQ.jpg|950px|Panoramic view of Santo Domingo viewed from midtown (Novo Centro)}}
{{wide image|Santo Domingo Panorama.jpg|950px|Panoramic view of the National District.}}

===Architecture===
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{{See also|List of colonial buildings in Santo Domingo|Ciudad Colonial (Santo Domingo)}}
[[File:Gente CCSD 07 2018 0642.jpg|thumb|265x265px|Parque Colón]]
Many of Santo Domingo's most notable landmarks are located within the [[Ciudad Colonial (Santo Domingo)|Zona Colonial]] district of the city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1990. The Colonial Zone, bordered by the Río Ozama, also has a collection of early 16th century buildings, including palatial houses and majestic churches that reflect the architectural style of the [[late Middle Ages]]. The [[Church and Convent of los Dominicos]] is the oldest Catholic building in continuous use in the [[Americas]], and was the headquarters of the [[List of colonial universities in Hispanic America|first university in the Americas]].<ref name="whc.unesco.org"/>

The city's most important historical buildings include the [[Catedral Santa María La Menor]], the first cathedral of the Americas, which states its distinction; the [[Alcázar de Colón]], the first castle in the Americas, once the residence of [[List of viceroys of New Spain|Viceroy of the Indies]] Don [[Diego Colón]], a son of Christopher Columbus; the [[Monasterio de San Francisco]], the ruins of the first [[monastery]] in the Americas; the [[Museo de las Casas Reales]], in a monumental complex that includes the former Palace of the [[List of colonial governors of Santo Domingo|Governors]] and the building of the former [[Royal Audiencia of Santo Domingo]]; the [[Fortaleza Ozama]], is one of the surviving sections of the Walls of Santo Domingo, which is the oldest military construction of European origin in the Americas; the [[National Pantheon of the Dominican Republic|Pantéon Nacional]], a former [[Jesuit]] edifice now hosting the remains of various renowned Dominicans; and the [[Church and Convent of los Dominicos|Dominican Convent]], the first convent in the Americas.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

On the north end of Calle Las Damas, the restored and expanded Plaza de España is bordered by Las Atarazanas (former naval yard, now a museum) and a number of small shops and restaurants. This area was the first European commercial center in the Americas, and is still a hub of activity today. The [[Alcázar de Colón]], having once been the colonial palace of the [[Christopher Columbus|Columbus]] family – beginning with his son Diego – is now a museum displaying period furniture and decorations. The building was originally built in 1510, and restored to its current appearance in 1952.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

A 700 million US dollar investment was made in the Port of the Ozama river adjacent to the Ciudad Colonial aiming to turn Santo Domingo into a port of call for luxury cruise ships and including a privately owned marina. The project is being completed by Sans Soucí Ports S.A.

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File:Puerta del Conde CCSD 09 2018 1629.jpg|[[Puerta del Conde]], built between 1543 and 1655, was the main entrance to the colonial fortified city of Santo Domingo
File:Basílica Menor de Santa María CCSD 07 2017 4676.jpg|Gothic style [[Basilica Cathedral of Santa María la Menor]], was the first cathedral built in the Americas
File:SD RD 03 2017 2126.jpg|The City Hall of Santo Domingo, building built between 1504 and the early 19th century, but its tower was built in 1913
File:Santo Domingo - Edificio Baquero 0604.JPG|Edificio Baquero
File:Santo Domingo - Edificio Cerame 0254.JPG|Edificio Cerame
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===Neighborhoods===
{{See also|Distrito Nacional}}
[[File:Sectors of the Distrito Nacional.png|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Neighborhoods of Santo Domingo.]]
The city proper of Santo Domingo is subdivided into incorporated areas (neighborhoods) called ''sectores'' which could be considered as small urban towns. All ''sectores'' are serviced directly by the [[Mayor|municipal mayor's office]].

'''Sector regions''':
* '''''Ciudad (city)''''' – applies to the original older parts of town, many of which date back to the colonial times.
* '''''Ensanche''''' ({{lit|widening}}) – usually, but not always, applied to the more "modern" parts of the city.
* '''''Villa (village)''''' – the urban outskirts of both the old city of Santo Domingo and the current (smaller) National District; originally they were separate villages, hence their names.