City of Verona
City and Province of Verona, Veneto Region
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Identifier |
797 |
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states |
it |
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category |
cultural |
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criteria |
(ii)(iv) |
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Title |
city of verona |
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latitude |
45.4386100769 |
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longitude |
10.9938888550 |
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location |
city and province of verona, veneto region |
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Region |
europe and north america |
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year |
2000 |
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unique number |
942 |
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description |
the historic city of verona was founded in the 1st century b.c. it particularly flourished under the rule of the scaliger family in the 13th and 14th centuries and as part of the republic of venice from the 15th to 18th centuries. verona has preserved a remarkable number of monuments from antiquity, the medieval and renaissance periods, and represents an outstanding example of a military stronghold. |
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justification |
criterion (ii): in its urban structure and its architecture, verona is an outstanding example of a town that has developed progressively and uninterruptedly over two thousand years, incorporating artistic elements of the highest quality from each succeeding period.
criterion (iv): verona represents in an exceptional way the concept of the fortified town at several seminal stages of european history. |
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