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== Mantua and Sabbioneta == | == Mantua and Sabbioneta == | ||
| − | Mantua shows the renewal and extension of an existing city. Typically, Mantua’s layout is irregular with regular parts showing different stages of its growth since the [[Roman]] period and includes many [[medieval]] edifices among them an 11th century rotunda and a [[Baroque]] theatre. The city offers exceptional testimonies to the [[urban]], [[architectural]] and [[art | + | Mantua shows the renewal and extension of an existing city. Typically, Mantua’s layout is irregular with regular parts showing different stages of its growth since the [[Roman]] period and includes many [[medieval]] edifices among them an 11th century rotunda and a [[Baroque]] theatre. The city offers exceptional testimonies to the [[urban]], [[architectural]] and [[art]]istic realizations of the [[Renaissance]], linked through the visions and actions of the ruling Gonzaga family. The ideals of the Renaissance, fostered by the Gonzaga family, are present in the towns’ [[morphology]] and architecture.<ref>http://www.mantovasabbioneta-unesco.it</ref><ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1287</ref> |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America]] | *[[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America]] | ||
*[[Sabbioneta]] | *[[Sabbioneta]] | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
*[http://www.comune.mantova.gov.it Official website of the city of Mantua] | *[http://www.comune.mantova.gov.it Official website of the city of Mantua] | ||
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[[Category:Italian Cities and Towns]] | [[Category:Italian Cities and Towns]] | ||
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Mantua is a city in the Lombardy region, in northern Italy. The city has 49,270 inhabitants (2016).
Mantua and Sabbioneta
Mantua shows the renewal and extension of an existing city. Typically, Mantua’s layout is irregular with regular parts showing different stages of its growth since the Roman period and includes many medieval edifices among them an 11th century rotunda and a Baroque theatre. The city offers exceptional testimonies to the urban, architectural and artistic realizations of the Renaissance, linked through the visions and actions of the ruling Gonzaga family. The ideals of the Renaissance, fostered by the Gonzaga family, are present in the towns’ morphology and architecture.[1][2]