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Historic Centre of Florence
Florence is a symbol of the Renaissance, founded as an Etruscan settlement, which rose to economic and cultural dominance under the Medici family in the 15th and 16th centuries. Florence's 600 years of extraordinary artistic activity are reflected in the 13th-century cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore), Santa Croce, the Uffizi Gallery and the Pitti Palace, as well as works by masters such as Giotto, Brunelleschi, Botticelli and Michelangelo.
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil)
The ruins of Mission São Miguel in Brazil and the Cathedrals of San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Our Lady of Loreto and Santa María in Argentina are located deep in the tropical forest. They are the remains of five Jesuit missions built in the 17th and 18th centuries on Guaraní lands. Each mission has a specific layout and a different state of conservation.
Durham Castle and Cathedral
Durham Cathedral was built in the late 11th and early 12th centuries to house the relics of St Cuthbert (a Northumbrian preacher) and the Venerable Bede. It bears witness to the importance of the early Benedictine monastic community and is the largest and finest example of Norman architecture in England. The innovative boldness of its vaulting foreshadows Gothic architecture. Behind the cathedral stands the Castle, an ancient Norman fortress that was once the residence of the Prince-Bishops of Durham.
Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec
Kutná Hora developed as a result of silver mining. In the 14th century, it became a royal city with monuments that symbolize its prosperity. The Church of St. Barbara is a jewel of the late Gothic period, and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Sedlec has been restored in the early 18th century Baroque style, which influenced the architecture of Central Europe. These masterpieces now form part of a well-preserved medieval urban fabric, among which there are some particularly fine private residences.
Vézelay, Church and Hill
The Benedictine Abbey of Vézelay was founded in the 9th century and soon after it received the relics of St. Mary Magdalene, it has been an important place of pilgrimage. St. Bernard preached the Second Crusade here in 1146, Richard the Lionheart and Philip II Augustus met here, and they set out for the Third Crusade in 1190. The Madeleine Church of Vézelay, a 12th-century abbey church with carved capitals and porches, is a masterpiece of Burgundian Romanesque art and architecture.