City of Bath
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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