Good practice destination Longobards in Italy. Places of the power (568-774 A.D.)

Contributor dienuz
Country Italy
Keywords
  • EXCELLENCE
  • UNESCO
Postal address Italy
Webpage http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1318
Release date 30/03/2018
Landscape type Urban
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Marketplace category Certified Green: Attractions Certified Green: Attractions
Type Best Practice Destination (Best Practice Destination)
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The Longobards in Italy, Places of Power, 568 - 774 A.D. comprises seven groups of important buildings (including fortresses, churches, and monasteries) throughout the Italian Peninsula. They testify to the high achievement of the Lombards, who migrated from northern Europe and developed their own specific culture in Italy where they ruled over vast territories in the 6th to 8th centuries. The Lombards synthesis of architectural styles marked the transition from Antiquity to the European Middle Ages, drawing on the heritage of Ancient Rome, Christian spirituality, Byzantine influence and Germanic northern Europe. The serial property testifies to the Lombards' major role in the spiritual and cultural development of Medieval European Christianity, notably by bolstering the monastic movement.