HERITAGE RECORD · 797

City of Verona

维罗纳城

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

The historic city of Verona was founded in the 1st century B.C. It particularly flourished under the rule of the Scaliger family in the 13th and 14th centuries and as part of the Republic of Venice from the 15th to 18th centuries. Verona has preserved a remarkable number of monuments from antiquity, the medieval and Renaissance periods, and represents an outstanding example of a military stronghold.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ2028 ↗

Inception0550

Area198.92 ha

Administrative areaQ16314

WikipediaVerona ↗

Chinese Wikipedia维罗纳 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(ii)An important interchange of human values in architecture, technology, arts, town planning or landscape design.

(iv)An outstanding example of a building, ensemble or landscape illustrating a significant stage in human history.

Cultural archive

Direct quotation

The Amphitheatre is the first important monument of the old times that I have seen; and how well it is preserved!

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · Letters from ItalyOriginal: The Amphitheatre is the first important monument of the old times that I have seen; and how well it is preserved!Original work in the public domainSource ↗

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