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Created page with "'''Pienza''' is a small town in the Tuscany Region, in northern Italy. The town has 2,111 inhabitants (2015). == Historic city of Pienza== It was in this Tuscan town..."
'''Pienza''' is a small town in the [[Tuscany]] Region, in northern [[Italy]]. The town has 2,111 inhabitants (2015).
== Historic city of Pienza==
It was in this Tuscan town that [[Renaissance]] town-planning concepts were first put into practice after [[Pope Pius II]] decided, in 1459, to transform the look of his birthplace. He chose the architect Bernardo Rossellino, who applied the principles of his mentor, Leon Battista Alberti. This new vision of urban space was realized in the superb square known as Piazza Pio II and the buildings around it: the Piccolomini Palace, the Borgia Palace and the cathedral with its pure Renaissance exterior and an interior in the late [[Gothic]] style of south [[German]] [[church]]es.<ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/789</ref>
== See also ==
*[[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America]]
== External Links ==
*[http://www.comune.pienza.siena.it/on-line/Home.html Official website of the town of Pienza]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Italian Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Urban History]]
[[Category:World Heritage Sites]]
== Historic city of Pienza==
It was in this Tuscan town that [[Renaissance]] town-planning concepts were first put into practice after [[Pope Pius II]] decided, in 1459, to transform the look of his birthplace. He chose the architect Bernardo Rossellino, who applied the principles of his mentor, Leon Battista Alberti. This new vision of urban space was realized in the superb square known as Piazza Pio II and the buildings around it: the Piccolomini Palace, the Borgia Palace and the cathedral with its pure Renaissance exterior and an interior in the late [[Gothic]] style of south [[German]] [[church]]es.<ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/789</ref>
== See also ==
*[[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America]]
== External Links ==
*[http://www.comune.pienza.siena.it/on-line/Home.html Official website of the town of Pienza]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Italian Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Urban History]]
[[Category:World Heritage Sites]]