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{{Short description|Tourist attraction in La Romana, Dominican Republic}}
{{More citations needed|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox venue
| name = Altos de Chavón
| image = File:Dominicana-Altos de Chavon.jpg
| image_caption = St. Stanislaus Church
| nickname =
| location = [[La Romana Province|La Romana]], [[Dominican Republic]]
| coordinates = {{coord|18|25|13|N|68|53|23|W}}
| type = [[Amphitheater]]
| genre =
| built =
| opened = August 1982
| renovated =
| expanded =
| closed =
| demolished =
| owner = [[Central Romana Corporation]]
| construction_cost=
| former_names =
| seating_type =
| seating_capacity = 5,000
| website = [http://www.kandela.com.do/altos.htm Altos de Chavón Amphitheater]
}}

'''Altos de Chavón''' is a tourist attraction, a re-creation of a 16th-century Mediterranean–style village, located atop the [[Chavón River]] in the city of [[La Romana, Dominican Republic]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=February 24, 2021|title=The stunning city on Dominican Republic’s Southeast|url=https://dominicantoday.com/dr/tourism/2021/02/24/the-stunning-city-on-dominican-republics-southeast/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-29|website=DominicanToday|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029014630/https://dominicantoday.com/dr/tourism/2021/02/24/the-stunning-city-on-dominican-republics-southeast/ |archive-date=2021-10-29 }}</ref> It is the most popular attraction in the city and hosts a cultural center, an archeological museum, and an amphitheater. The project was conceived by the Italian architect Roberto Copa and the industrialist [[Charles Bluhdorn]].

==History==

The project began in 1976, when a stone mountain had to be blasted for the construction of a nearby road. Charles Bluhdorn, chairman of then [[Paramount Pictures]] parent company [[Gulf+Western]], had the idea of using the stones to re-create a sixteenth-century style Mediterranean village, similar to some of the architecture found in the [[Ciudad Colonial (Santo Domingo)|historic center]] of [[Santo Domingo]]. Construction was completed in the early 1980s. Bluhdorn's daughter, Dominique Bluhdorn, is the current president of the Altos de Chavón Cultural Center Foundation.

Narrow, cobble-covered alleyways lined with lanterns and shuttered limestone walls yield several good Mediterranean-style restaurants, a number of quaint shops featuring the diverse craftwork of local artisans, and three galleries exhibiting the talents of local students.

== Altos de Chavón School of Design ==
The on-site design school, Altos de Chavón School of Design (Spanish: ''Altos de Chavón La Escuela de Diseño'') was founded in 1983.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-01-21|title=Chavón, la Escuela de Diseño, en Santo Domingo -|url=https://arquitexto.com/2017/01/chavon-la-escuela-diseno-santo-domingo/|access-date=2021-10-29|website=Arquitexto|language=en}}</ref> It is an affiliate school of [[Parsons The New School for Design|Parsons School of Design]] in New York City. Notable attendees of the Altos de Chavón Design School have included [[Lisa Thon]], [[Joiri Minaya]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Joiri Minaya|url=https://riversideparknyc.org/meet-the-regrowth-artists-joiri-minaya/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-29|website=Riverside Park Conservancy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923032739/https://riversideparknyc.org/meet-the-regrowth-artists-joiri-minaya/ |archive-date=2021-09-23 }}</ref> [[Jenny Polanco]] and Mía Lourdes Taveras López.

Altos de Chavón School of Design offers full-time degree programs as well as continuing education courses and after-school programs for kids and teens.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Programs |url=https://chavon.edu.do/eng/programs/ |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=CHAVÓN La Escuela de Diseño |language=en-US}}</ref>

== St. Stanislaus Church ==
Adding authenticity to the project is the St. Stanislaus Church (''Iglesia San Estanislao de Cracovia'' in Spanish). With its plaza and sparkling fountain, it is a popular wedding venue. The St. Stanislaus Church was named after the patron saint of Poland, [[Stanislaus of Szczepanów]] in tribute to [[Pope John Paul II]] who visited [[Santo Domingo]] in 1979 and left some of the saint's ashes behind. It was in this church that [[Louis Alphonse de Bourbon|Prince Louis, Duke of Anjou]] married Venezuelan heiress [[María Margarita Vargas Santaella]] on 6 November 2004.

== Amphitheater ==
A Roman-styled 5,000-seat amphitheater hosts 20th century musical acts—The Pet Shop Boys, Frank Sinatra, and Julio Iglesias to name a few—while Génesis nightclub provides a popular dance venue for guests from the [[Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic|Casa de Campo]] resort nearby. The Regional Museum of Archaeology (''El Museo Arqueológico Regional'') contains a collection of pre-Columbian Indian artifacts unearthed in the surrounding area. Altos de Chavón overlooks Rio Chavón and the Dye Fore golf course of Casa de Campo.

The [[Concert for the Americas]] was held here in August 1982. Performers included [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Buddy Rich]], [[Heart (band)|Heart]] and [[Santana (band)|Santana]].

<gallery class="center" mode="packed" caption="Altos de Chavón" widths="124px" heights="124px">
File:Chavón River. Casa de Campo (historical village), La Romana, Dominican Republic.jpg|Chavón River
File:Amphitheater in Altos de Chavón, La Romana, Dominican Republic.jpg|Amphitheater
File:Altos de Chavon 2.jpg|Altos de Chavon
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Casa de Campo]]
* [[List of contemporary amphitheaters]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Altos de Chavon}}
* [http://www.altosdechavon.com/ The Altos de Chavón Cultural Center Foundation]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110714144245/http://myplay.com/video-player/alicia-keys?bcpid=18617673&bclid=18584612&bctid=13406447 Karma video by Alicia Keys]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080905174843/http://www.kandela.com.do/english.htm Kandela - a show at the Altos de Chavón amphitheater]

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[[Category:Music venues in the Dominican Republic]]
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[[Category:Gulf and Western Industries]]
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