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City of Verona

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Italy
Date of Inscription: 2000
Criteria: (ii)(iv)
Core zone: 452.899994 ha
City and Province of Verona, Veneto Region
N45 26 19 E10 59 38
Ref: 797rev

Brief 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.

Justification for Inscription

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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