The historical center of Pienza is a concept of urban center is realized, the fifteenth century , the first model of the ideal city designed by the humanists of the Renaissance.
central historical square of the cathedral overlooking the Town Hall and its loggia. He is admitted to the World Heritage by UNESCO in 1996.
Small village of origin Etruscan , in the center of Val d'Orcia , it is perched on a hill in perfect harmony with the surrounding rural landscape.
In 1459 , during a visit to Pienza (then named Corsignano), Pope Pius II, found his home village and its inhabitants in a state of extreme poverty. He decided to develop an urban space adapted to the happiness of its people, and make it his summer residence. The architect Bernardo Rossellino was responsible for the overall scheme of the city - he founded on the principles of urban planning developed by Leon Battista Alberti between 1459 - 1463. His death in 1464 put a premature end to operations: it has had time to build a papal palace, a cathedral and a place.
Over the centuries, its urban fabric has undergone very little change, in addition, are still present from the beginning, many wells and fountains, features decorations scraping on the walls and part of the medieval ramparts.
In Pienza, the authorities have planned - like other historical centers - the protection of the site but also that of its surrounding landscape within a radius of 2.5 kilometers to the south where it is forbidden to build.
Today, in the Val d'Orcia, five municipalities ( Castiglione d'Orcia , Montalcino , Pienza, Radicofani , San Quirico d'Orcia ) have come together to create a territorial entity named Parco artistico, naturale e del Val for cultivation 'Orcia, which aims at the preservation and protection of important natural and artistic heritage of the valley.
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| Cultural | Rock Art of Valcamonica (1979) Historic Centre of Rome , the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and St. Paul Outside the Walls (1980) (the Vatican) The Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci (1980) Historic Centre of Florence (1982) Piazza del Duomo in Pisa (1987) Venice and its Lagoon (1987) Historic Centre of San Gimignano (1990) The Sassi and the Park of the Rock Churches of Matera (1993) City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto (1994) Historic Centre of Naples (1995) Historic Centre of Siena ( 1995) Crespi d'Adda (1995) Ferrara , City of the Renaissance and its Po Delta (1995) Castel del Monte (1996) Centre historic town of Pienza (1996) The Trulli of Alberobello (1996) Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna (1996) Cathedral , Torre Civica and Piazza Grande , Modena (1997) Amalfi Coast (1997) Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico) , Padua (1997) Residences of the Savoy (1997) Su Nuraxi of Barumini (1997) royal palace of the eighteenth century at Caserta with the Park , the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli and the San Leucio (1997) Portovenere , Cinque Terre and the Islands ( Palmaria , Tino and Tinetto ) (1997) Villa Romana del Casale (1997) Archaeological Area of Agrigento (1997) Archaeological Areas of Pompei , Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (1997) Historic Centre of Urbino (1998) National Park of Cilento and Vallo Diano , with the archaeological sites of Paestum and Velia and the Certosa di Padula (1998) Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia (1998) Villa Adriana (Tivoli) (1999) Assisi , the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites (2000) City of Verona (2000) Villa d'Este , Tivoli (2001) Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South eastern Sicily) (2002) Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (2003) Cemeteries Etruscan Cerveteri and Tarquinia (2004) Val d'Orcia (2004) Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica (2005) Genoa, and the system palaces (2006 ) Rhaetian Railway in the Landscape of the Albula / Bernina (2008) (with Switzerland) Mantua and Sabbioneta (2008) | |
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