HERITAGE RECORD · 901

Litomyšl Castle

利托米什尔城堡

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Litomyšl Castle was originally a Renaissance arcade-castle of the type first developed in Italy and then adopted and greatly developed in central Europe in the 16th century. Its design and decoration are particularly fine, including the later High-Baroque features added in the 18th century. It preserves intact the range of ancillary buildings associated with an aristocratic residence of this type.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ2164885 ↗

Area4.25 ha

Administrative areaQ10861774

ArchitectQ1525803

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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.

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