Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura

Overview

Founded, according to legend, by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC, Rome was first the centre of the Roman Republic, then of the Roman Empire, and it became the capital of the Christian world in the 4th century. The World Heritage site, extended in 1990 to the walls of Urban VIII, includes some of the major monuments of antiquity such as the Forums, the Mausoleum of Augustus, the Mausoleum of Hadrian, the Pantheon, Trajan’s Column and the Column of Marcus Aurelius, as well as the religious and public buildings of papal Rome.

Selection Criteria

(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)

Components(3 locations)

• •Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights91quater-002
• •Historic Centre of Rome91quater-001
• •San Paolo Fuori le Mura91quater-003

Details

Countries

Italy, Holy See

ISO Codes

IT, VA

Area

1,469.7 ha

Transboundary

Yes

Coordinates

41.8902, 12.4923