Built on the site of an Etruscan settlement, Florence, the symbol of the Renaissance, rose to economic and cultural pre-eminence under the Medici in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its 600 years of extraordinary artistic activity can be seen above all in the 13th-century cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore), the Church of Santa Croce, the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace, the work of great masters such as Giotto, Brunelleschi, Botticelli and Michelangelo.
Criteria for inclusion as a World Heritage Site
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| i | To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius. | All |
| ii | To exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design. | All |
| iii | To bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared. | All |
| iv | To be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history. | All |
| vi | To be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria). | All |
Nearby
Sites
| Name | Since | Distance | |||
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| RenEU – Following Machiavelli’s footsteps en it | 2015 | 0.7km | site_izi | ||
| Medieval Walk in Florence en | 0.1km | site_izi | |||
| Discovering Medieval Florence – Part II: Following in the Footsteps of Brunetto Latini en | 0.7km | site_izi | |||
| Walking with David en it | 0.5km | site_izi | |||
| Discovering Medieval Florence – Part I: Exploring the Hillside en | 0.6km | site_izi | |||
| Florentia – Roman Florence en es it pt | 2014 | 0.2km | site_izi | ||
| Visit Florence with MP3 City Guides en | 0km | site_izi | |||
| Florence: the Renaissance capital of Italy en it | 0.4km | site_izi | |||
| Massimo Listri Foundation | 2020 | 1km | site_ao | ||
| Plautilla Nelli’s ‘Last Supper’ | 2019 | 0.6km | site_ao | ||
| Babae Wine Window | 2019 | 0.8km | site_ao | ||
| La Berta | 2019 | 0.2km | site_ao | ||
| The English Cemetery | 2019 | 1.1km | site_ao | ||
| Dante’s Dagger | 2018 | 0.2km | site_ao | ||
| Dante’s Church | 2018 | 0.2km | site_ao | ||
| An Incredible Taxidermy Collection in Florence, Italy | 2017 | 1.2km | site_ao | ||
| Platform 16 Holocaust Deportation Memorials | 2018 | 0.7km | site_ao | ||
| Bartolini Hall of Models | 2018 | 0.5km | site_ao | ||
| Museo Opificio delle Pietre Dure | 2017 | 0.4km | site_ao |
About the source: UNESCO
Within UNESCO's broad remit, this specialised agency of the UN works towards international cooperation agreements to secure the world's cultural and natural heritage, designating venues of exceptional value as World Heritage Sites.