Italy's Historic HeritageHistoric Centre of the City of Pienza
Toscana Sito UNESCO
- Anno iscrizione 1996
- Categoria Cultural
- Descrizione It was in this Tuscan town that Renaissance town-planning concepts were first put into practice after Pope Pius II decided, in 1459, to transform the look of his birthplace. He chose the architect Bernardo Rossellino, who applied the principles of his mentor, Leon Battista Alberti.
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Historic places in Toscana
- chiesa di San Francesco Chiesa · Pienza · 0 km
- Palazzo Piccolomini Castello · 0 km
- Palazzo Piccolomini 0.1 km
- chiesa della Misericordia Chiesa · Pienza · 0.1 km
- Museo diocesano d'arte sacra (Pienza) Museo · Pienza · 0.1 km
- Museo diocesano d'arte sacra (Pienza) 0.1 km
More “UNESCO site” within 20 km
- Val d'Orcia 10.5 km