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Notice (permalien)
Réf.
41789
Type
evaluation report
Titre
Historic centres of Berat and Gjirokastra
Langues
English / French
Auteurs institutionnels
ICOMOS
Maison d'édition
ICOMOS
Date
2008
Pages
20 p.
Mots-clés
World Heritage List / historic monuments / vernacular architecture / criteria / conservation / management / outstanding universal value / historic buildings / historic town centres / advisory bodies / evaluations / historic towns
N° Patrimoine mondial
569
Résumé en anglais
The Historic Centre of Berat is located in the Osum rivervalley in Central Albania. The site has evidence of early
occupation from the Neolithic period. A permanentfortified settlement developed here from the 4th century
BC. The town then underwent continuous developmentembodying the Illyrian, Roman, Byzantine, Bulgarian,
European medieval, Ottoman and Albanian cultures. Itbears witness to the coexistence of various religious and
cultural communities down the centuries.The vernacular housing dates from the 18th and 19th
centuries, representing an innovative and open version ofthe Balkan housing typology, adjusted to the needs of
artisans and merchants.The wall paintings of the medieval churches of Berat
have won great renown, especially for the 16th centurypainting school established by Onufri.
occupation from the Neolithic period. A permanentfortified settlement developed here from the 4th century
BC. The town then underwent continuous developmentembodying the Illyrian, Roman, Byzantine, Bulgarian,
European medieval, Ottoman and Albanian cultures. Itbears witness to the coexistence of various religious and
cultural communities down the centuries.The vernacular housing dates from the 18th and 19th
centuries, representing an innovative and open version ofthe Balkan housing typology, adjusted to the needs of
artisans and merchants.The wall paintings of the medieval churches of Berat
have won great renown, especially for the 16th centurypainting school established by Onufri.
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