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Historic Centre of Florence
UNESCO site
Date of Insscription: 2015
Florence was built on the site of an Etruscan settlement and
the later ancient Roman colony of Florentia (founded in 59 BC). This Tuscan
city became a symbol of the Renaissance during the early Medici period (between
the 15th and the 16th centuries), reaching extraordinary levels of economic and
cultural development. The present historic centre covers 505 ha and is bounded
by the remains of the city’s 14th-century walls. These walls are represented by
surviving gates, towers, and the two Medici strongholds: that of Saint John the
Baptist in the north, popularly known as “da Basso”, and the Fort of San
Giorgio del Belvedere located amongst the hills of the south side. The Arno
River runs east and west through the city and a series of bridges connects its
two banks including Ponte Vecchio and Ponte Santa Trinita.
Seven hundred years of cultural and artistic blooming are
tangible today in the 14th-century Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the
Church of Santa Croce, the Palazzo Vecchio, the Uffizi gallery, and the Palazzo
Pitti. The city’s history is further evident in the artistic works of great
masters such as Giotto, Brunelleschi, Botticelli and Michelangelo.
The Historic Centre of Florence can be perceived as a unique
social and urban achievement, the result of persistent and long-lasting
creativity, which includes museums, churches, buildings and artworks of
immeasurable worth. Florence had an overwhelming influence on the development
of architecture and the fine arts, first in Italy, and then in Europe. It is
within the context of Florence that the concept of the Renaissance came to be.
This heritage bestows upon Florence unique historical and aesthetic qualities.
Source: unesco.org
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