Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)' has mentioned 'Town' in the following places:
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The oldest recorded settlement in the Val di Noto was the ancient town of Akrai, near Palazzolo Acreide, which was founded in 664 BC. | WIKI |
Many of the individual towns were rebuilt to have a unique character, such as the town of Grammichele which was built in a hexagonal shape with the town square in the centre, consisting of the parish and town hall. | WIKI |
The towns were rebuilt in what came to be known as the Sicilian Baroque style; the most notable of which is the town of Noto itself, which is now a popular tourist destination due to its fine Baroque architecture. | WIKI |
The ruined town of Angie was rediscovered by the historian Tomas Fuentes in the 16th century. | WIKI |
They include the entire old town of Caltagirone, Noto and Ragusa; specific urban areas of Catania and Scicli; and isolated monuments in the historic town centres of Modica, Palazzolo Acreide and Militello Val di Catania. | UNESCO |
Catania was rebuilt on the site of the original town while others, such as Noto, were rebuilt on new sites. | UNESCO |
However, they also display distinctive innovations in the town planning and urban rebuilding. | UNESCO |
The eight components of the property continue to demonstrate with remarkable homogeneity the late Baroque art and architectural style of south-eastern Sicily in individual buildings and town planning. | UNESCO |
In particular, the almost completely preserved town plans, which have seen only few alterations, express a variety of reactions to the destruction caused by the earthquake. | UNESCO |
The eight towns are identified in the respective town plans as Homogeneous Territorial Zones or Historic Centres, where the existing urban and architectural heritage can be submitted only to rehabilitation and maintenance works that fully respect the historic and cultural vocation of each town. | UNESCO |
The old town of Ragusa Ibla also benefits from a detailed plan and a special law (L.R. | UNESCO |