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Historic Centre of Siena
| Site number: | 717 |
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| Type of site: | Cultural | |
| Date: | 12-15th century | |
| Date of Inscription: | 1995 | |
| Location: | Europe, Italy, Tuscany, City and Province of Siena | |
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| Description: | Siena is the quintessence of a medieval city. The rivalry with Florence was pursued even in the area of urban planning. The inhabitants preserved their city's Gothic appearance, acquired between the 12th and 15th centuries, throughout successive centuries. The Sienese work of Duccio, the Lorenzetti brothers and Simone Martini influenced not just the course of Italian, but also European art in general. Built around the Piazza del Campo, the entire city of Siena was formulated as a work of art - unified with its surrounding landscape. --WHMNet paraphrase from the description at WHC Site, where additional information is available. | |
| Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The historic center of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. --Wikipedia. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. | ||
| Source: | http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/717 | |
| Source2: | http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/717/video | |
| Reference: | 1. UNESCO World Heritage Center, Site Page. | |