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The 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Tuscany are The historic Center of Florence [since 1982], Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa [since 1987], San Gimignano Historical Center [since 1990], the Historic Centre of Siena [since 1995], Pienza [since 1996], the Val d'Orcia [since 2004] and the Villas and Medici gardens in Tuscany [since 2013].
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Historic Centre of Siena [since 1995] |
Siena is the embodiment of a medieval city. Its inhabitants pursued their rivalry with Florence right into the area of urban planning. Throughout the centuries, they preserved their city's Gothic appearance, acquired between the 12th and 15th centuries. During this period the work of Duccio, the Lorenzetti brothers and Simone Martini was to influence the course of Italian and, more broadly, European art. The whole city of Siena, built around the Piazza del Campo, was devised as a work of art that blends into the surrounding landscape.[2]
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Panorama del Terzo di Città dalla Torre del Mangia
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Piazza del Campo, visto dalla cima di Torre del Mangia
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Santa Maria dei Servi |
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