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Florence Heritage

 

The basic idea of ​​this project is that the project become a incubator for new itineraries through the city. The initiative, created by the UNESCO Office of the Municipality of Florence, has been realized by LineaComune S.p.a and Centrica S.r.l. ​​thanks to MiBACT funding related to the 20 February 2006, n.77 law: “Special measures of protection and enjoyment ofItalian sites of cultural, landscape and environment, included in the ‘Heritage List world ‘, placed under the protection of UNESCO“.

The project aims to present two images of Florence, both the historical and contemporary ones, trying to combine both the communication and the reaserch need through different kind of itineraries within the Historice Centre of Florence.

Florence Heritage wants to offer to visitors, who usually visit the most famous museums and monuments in Florence, a different perception of the Historic Centre, UNESCO World Heritage site.

Today the website, available in Italian and English, consists of:

– 9 galleries that display more than 400 high-definition images

– 4 categories: the places, the specials, the protagonists, the memory

– 9 itineraries, divided into the 4 categories mentioned above, and supported by artbooks (in Italian and English) which can be downloaded for free

– more than 200 georeferenced points of historical and cultural interest

– “Visions of Florence”, a video of Florence

 

FAQ

Why is the Historic Centre of Florence a World Heritage Site?

The Historic Centre of Florence was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1982. The justification for its inscription is contained within the Statement of Outstanding Universal Value, which articulates the criteria for inscription of the site, its integrity, authenticity and the management system for its protection. The Historic Centre of Florence is considered to be a unique artistic achievement embedding museums, churches, palaces and globally renowned cultural goods of inestimable value. The city has also been able to exert an important cultural, economic and architectural influence in Italy and Europe for centuries, defining itself as the birthplace of modern Humanism and Renaissance values. The stratification of these values is also enriched by the relationship between the Historic Centre and the surrounding hills, which form a perfect harmonious backstage.

What is the area of the city of Florence inscribed on the World Heritage List?

The Core Zone inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1982 coincides with the Historic Centre of Florence, traditionally identified with the area included within the avenues corresponding to the ancient circle of the fourteenth-century walls. In 2021, a boundary modification of the perimeter was approved to include the complex of San Miniato al Monte and the surrounding area. The Buffer Zone of the site encompasses the eighteen Belvedere points and includes part of the territories of four municipalities: the Municipality of Florence, the Municipality of Sesto Fiorentino, the Municipality of Fiesole and the Municipality of Bagno a Ripoli.  

What is the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV)?

Cultural and/or natural significance that is so exceptional that it transcends national boundaries and is of common importance to present and future generations of humanity as a whole, constituting the fundamental requirement for the inscription of porperties on the World Heritage List. The properties  deemed to hold Outstanding Universal Value can be included in the World Heritage List if:

  • They satisfy one or more Selection Criteria;
  • They respect the conditions of Integrity and Authenticity;
  • They have an adequate Protection and Management System to ensure their safeguarding
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