Property: The City of Verona
Id. N°: 797 Rev
State Party: Italy
Criteria: C (ii) (iv)
The Committee decided to inscribe this property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv):
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.