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.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic city center
ⓘ
urban district ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
ⓘ
surface form:
Baroque architecture
Sicilian Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | reconstruction of Catania after 1693 earthquake ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dominantNaturalFeature | Mount Etna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Comune di Catania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Mount Etna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscribedOn | UNESCO World Heritage List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| localLanguage | Sicilian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Catania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Sicily ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainReligion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| materialUsed | lava stone ⓘ |
| notableBuilding |
Basilica della Collegiata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catania Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ Church of San Benedetto NERFINISHED ⓘ Monastery of San Nicolò l’Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ Palazzo degli Elefanti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMonument | Fontana dell’Elefante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSquare |
Piazza Università
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piazza del Duomo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStreet |
Via Crociferi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Via Etnea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city of Catania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificantConstruction |
18th century
ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ |
| province | Metropolitan City of Catania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebuiltAfter | 1693 Sicily earthquake ⓘ |
| region | Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionType | cultural tourism destination ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| urbanLandscapeCharacterizedBy |
grand palaces
ⓘ
lava-stone facades ⓘ monumental Baroque churches ⓘ |
| urbanPlanningType | planned Baroque grid ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Palazzo Biscari