The Trulli of Alberobello
Province of Bari, Puglia Region
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Identifier |
787 |
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states |
it |
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category |
cultural |
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criteria |
(iii)(iv)(v) |
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Title |
the trulli of alberobello |
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latitude |
40.7825012207 |
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longitude |
17.2369403839 |
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location |
province of bari, puglia region |
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Region |
europe and north america |
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year |
1996 |
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unique number |
930 |
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description |
the trulli , limestone dwellings found in the southern region of puglia, are remarkable examples of drywall (mortarless) construction, a prehistoric building technique still in use in this region. the trulli are made of roughly worked limestone boulders collected from neighbouring fields. characteristically, they feature pyramidal, domed or conical roofs built up of corbelled limestone slabs. |
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justification |
the committee decided to inscribe the nominated property on the basis of cultural criteria (iii), (iv) and (v) considering that the site is of outstanding universal value being an exceptional example of a form of building construction deriving from prehistoric construction techniques that have survived intact and functioning into the modern world. |
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