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City of Bath

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date of Inscription: 1987
Criteria: (i)(ii)(iv)
Core zone: 2900 ha
Avon, England
N51 22 53 W2 21 31
Ref: 428

Brief Description

Founded by the Romans as a thermal spa, Bath became an important centre of the wool industry in the Middle Ages. In the 18th century, under George III, it developed into an elegant town with neoclassical Palladian buildings, which blend harmoniously with the Roman baths.

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