Longobards in Italy. Places of Power (568–774 A.D.)

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Longobards in Italy. Places of Power (568–774 A.D.)
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List

Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iii, vi
Reference	1318
UNESCO region	Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription	2011 (35th Session)

Longobards in Italy, Places of Power (568–774 A.D.) is the official name given by UNESCO to seven groups of historic buildings that reflect the achievements of the Germanic tribe of the Lombards (also referred to as Longobards) who settled in Italy during the 6th century and established a Lombard Kingdom which ended in 774 A.D.

The groups comprise monasteries, church buildings and fortresses and became UNESCO World Heritage Sites in June 2011 as they testify "to the Lombards' major role in the spiritual and cultural development of Medieval European Christianity".^[1]

List of sites

Cividale del Friuli (Province of Udine)

The Gastaldaga area and the Episcopal complex^[2]

The façade of the Cathedral.
Church of Santa Maria in Valle in the Gastaldaga area.
The Tempietto Longobardo.
The palladian Palazzo Pretorio in the Episcopal complex.

Brescia

The monumental area with the monastic complex of San Salvatore-Santa Giulia^[3]

The Capitolium in the monumental area of the Roman forum.
Basilica of San Salvatore.
Church of Santa Maria in Solario.
The nun's choir of the monastery of San Salvatore-Santa Giulia.

Castelseprio (Province of Varese)

Main article: Castelseprio (archaeological park)

The castrum with the Torba Tower (later part of Torba Monastery) and the church outside the walls, "Santa Maria foris portas"^[4]

The Torba Tower.
Remains of the basilica of San Giovanni Evangelista.
Church of Santa Maria foris portas.
Santa Maria foris portas, detail of the frescoes.

Spoleto (Province of Perugia)

The basilica of San Salvatore^[5]

The façade of the basilica of San Salvatore.
Detail of the portal.
Internal view of the basilica.
The presbitery.

Campello sul Clitunno (Province of Perugia)

The Clitunno Tempietto^[6]

The façade of the Clitunno Tempietto.
Lateral view of the Tempietto.
External view of the apse.
Internal view of the apse.

Benevento

The Santa Sofia complex^[7]

The Santa Sofia complex.
The portal of the church.
Internal view of the church.
Detail of the frescoes, with the Annunciation of Zacharias.

Monte Sant'Angelo (Province of Foggia)

The Sanctuary of San Michele^[8]

The Sanctuary of San Michele
Statue of Saint Michael overlooking the entrance of the sanctuary.
The octagonal tower (campanile) of the sanctuary
The cave where the Archangel Michael is said to have appeared

References

↑ Longobards in Italy - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
↑ ""Cividale del Friuli: description of heritage" on Italialangobardorum.it". Retrieved 2 May 2014.
↑ ""Brescia: description of heritage" on Italialangobardorum.it". Retrieved 2 May 2014.
↑ ""Castelseprio: description of heritage" on Italialangobardorum.it". Retrieved 2 May 2014.
↑ ""Spoleto: description of heritage" on Italialangobardorum.it". Retrieved 2 May 2014.
↑ ""Campello sul Clitunno: description of heritage" on Italialangobardorum.it". Retrieved 2 May 2014.
↑ ""Benevento: description of heritage" on Italialangobardorum.it". Retrieved 2 May 2014.
↑ ""Monte Sant'Angelo: description of heritage" on Italialangobardorum.it". Retrieved 2 May 2014.

World Heritage Sites in Italy

Northwest	Crespi d'Adda Genoa Mantua and Sabbioneta Monte San Giorgio¹ Porto Venere, Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto, Cinque Terre Corniglia Manarola Monterosso al Mare Riomaggiore Vernazza Residences of the Royal House of Savoy Castle of Moncalieri Castle of Racconigi Castle of Rivoli Castello del Valentino Royal Palace of Turin Palazzo Carignano Palazzo Madama, Turin Palace of Venaria Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi Villa della Regina Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes¹ Rock Drawings in Valcamonica Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato

Northeast	Aquileia The Dolomites Ferrara Modena Cathedral, Torre della Ghirlandina and Piazza Grande, Modena Orto botanico di Padova Ravenna Venice Verona City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto

Central	Assisi Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia Florence Hadrian's Villa Medici villas Piazza del Duomo, Pisa Pienza Rome² San Gimignano Siena Urbino Val d'Orcia Villa d'Este

South	Alberobello Amalfi Coast Castel del Monte, Apulia Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park, Paestum and Velia, Certosa di Padula Herculaneum Oplontis and Villa Poppaea Naples Palace of Caserta, Aqueduct of Vanvitelli and San Leucio Complex Pompeii Sassi of Matera

Islands	Aeolian Islands Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale Archaeological Area of Agrigento Barumini nuraghes Mount Etna Syracuse and Necropolis of Pantalica Val di Noto Caltagirone Catania Militello in Val di Catania Modica Noto Palazzolo Acreide Ragusa Scicli Villa Romana del Casale

Nationwide	Longobards in Italy, Places of Power; 568-774 A.D. Brescia Cividale del Friuli Castelseprio Spoleto Temple of Clitumnus located at Campello sul Clitunno Santa Sofia located at Benevento Sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo located at Monte Sant'Angelo Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps³

¹ Shared with Switzerland ² Shared with the Holy See ³ Shared with Austria, France, Germany, Slovenia, and Switzerland

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, November 10, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.