Sacri Monti of Piedmont and
Lombardy (2003)
Italy
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The nine Sacri Monti (Sacred Mountains) of northern Italy are groups
of chapels and other architectural features created in the late 16th and 17th
centuries and dedicated to different aspects of the Christian faith.
In addition to their symbolic spiritual meaning, they are of great beauty by virtue of the skill with which they have been integrated into the surrounding natural landscape of hills, forests and lakes. They also house much important artistic material in the form of wall paintings and statuary.
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Sources and links:
Other World Heritage Sites in Italy (on this site). Inactive links are not described on stamps. Please refer to the UNESCO-listing, section Italy for further information about such sites.
Revised 01 aug 2006 |
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