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Torre Ghirlandina

View from campanile Contact 44 38 '46.5 "North
10 55 '32.4 "East / 44.64625, 10.925667 Country

Italy Type Cultural Criteria i, ii, iii, iv Number
Identification 827 Region Europe ** Year Registration 1997 ^(21stSession )

* Name UNESCO
** UNESCO Geographical Classification change

Ghirlandina la Torre (Tower of the garland or is a bell tower , a symbol of the city of Modena ( Italy ). It measures 86 meters in height. It is inscribed on the World Heritage List of UNESCO since 1997.

The tip is decorated with two ridges , with marble balustrades, which his Italian name Ghirlandina.

The tower, built from 1179 to 1319 , mixing architectural styles. The dome is of Romanesque style and the base gothic.

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In January 2008 , and for a period of two years, the tower was wrapped in a cloth of 90 meters with original paintings by Mimmo Paladino to hide the restoration ^References

Information on the site of the city of Modena.

List of towers and bell towers of Italy by height

World Heritage in Italy
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