historic center of Catania

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The historic center of Catania is the baroque heart of the Sicilian city, renowned for its lava-stone architecture, grand palaces, and UNESCO-listed urban landscape shaped by Mount Etna.

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historic center of Catania canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic city center
urban district
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture
linked to: Baroque

Sicilian Baroque
associatedWithEvent reconstruction of Catania after 1693 earthquake
continent Europe
country Italy
dominantNaturalFeature Mount Etna
governingBody Comune di Catania
hasViewOf Mount Etna
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inscribedOn UNESCO World Heritage List
language Italian
localLanguage Sicilian
locatedIn Catania
Italy
Sicily
locatedOnIsland Sicily
mainReligion Roman Catholicism
materialUsed lava stone
notableBuilding Basilica della Collegiata
Catania Cathedral
Church of San Benedetto
Monastery of San Nicolò l’Arena
Palazzo degli Elefanti
notableMonument Fontana dell’Elefante
notableSquare Piazza Università
Piazza del Duomo
notableStreet Via Crociferi
Via Etnea
partOf Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
city of Catania
linked to: Catania
periodOfSignificantConstruction 18th century
late 17th century
province Metropolitan City of Catania
rebuiltAfter 1693 Sicily earthquake
region Sicily
tourismAttractionType cultural tourism destination
UNESCOCriteria (ii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2002
urbanLandscapeCharacterizedBy grand palaces
lava-stone facades
monumental Baroque churches
urbanPlanningType planned Baroque grid

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Palazzo Biscari locatedIn historic center of Catania
subject linked to: Palazzo Biscari, Catania
Catania archaeological area partOf historic center of Catania
Via Etnea partOf historic center of Catania
Catania city center campus locatedIn historic center of Catania
Arch of San Benedetto partOf historic center of Catania
Baroque itinerary of Catania includesArea historic center of Catania
Via Vittorio Emanuele II partOf historic center of Catania