Modena Cathedral and Piazza Grande
Also known as Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Italy
Inscribed
1997
List reference
827
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Modena Cathedral and Piazza Grande is in Modena. The nearest other World Heritage site is The Porticoes of Bologna, about 35 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Modena · about 176,000 peopleat the site
- Bologna · about 488,000 peopleabout 35 km south-east
- Parma · about 166,000 peopleabout 50 km west
- Ferrara · about 131,000 peopleabout 60 km north-east
- Verona · about 347,000 peopleabout 90 km north
- Florence · about 1,500,000 peopleabout 100 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ItalyCultural37 km away
ItalyNatural52 km away
ItalyCultural58 km away
ItalyCultural59 km away
ItalyCultural88 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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