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Urbino

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Rank: 1001 UNESCO
Wonder Type: Cultural
Country: Italy
Description:
The small hill town of Urbino, in the Marche, experienced a great cultural flowering in the 15th century, attracting artists and scholars from all over Italy and beyond, and influencing cultural developments elsewhere in Europe. Owing to its economic and cultural stagnation from the 16th century onwards, it has preserved its Renaissance appearance to a remarkable extent. [More Details]
This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Urbino", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.