Historic 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
- Palazzo Piccolomini Castello · 0 km
- Palazzo Borgia Castello · 0.1 km
- Palazzo Massaini Castello · 3.4 km
- Agriturismo Castello di Spedaletto Castello · 5.1 km
- convento dei Cappuccini Abbazia / Monastero · San Quirico d'Orcia · 5.8 km
- chiesa di Sant'Anna Abbazia / Monastero · Pienza · 6.2 km