Historic Centre of Florence
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
| Location | Florence, Tuscany, Italy |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi) |
| Reference | 174bis |
| Inscription | 1982 (6th Session) |
| Extensions | 2015 |
| Area | 505 ha (1,250 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 10,480 ha (25,900 acres) |
| Coordinates | 43°46′23″N 11°15′22″E / 43.77306°N 11.25611°E |
The historic centre of Florence is part of quartiere 1 of the Italian city of Florence. This quarter was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982.
Built on the site of an Etruscan settlement, Florence, the symbol of the Renaissance, rose to economic and cultural pre-eminence under the Medici in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its 600 years of extraordinary artistic activity can be seen above all in the 13th-century cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore), the Church of Santa Croce, the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace, the work of great masters such as Giotto, Filippo Brunelleschi, Sandro Botticelli and Michelangelo.