Historical Financial Institutions

Connected Sites: 11

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Connected Sites

Ping Yao
Inscribed: 1997
3.47
129
8
Major Banking Centre For The Whole Of China In The 19th And Early 20th Centuries (Held Ca. 20 Draft Banks, Among Which Is The Rishengchang, Considered The First Draft Bank In China's History Founded In 1823)
Brugge
Brugge
Belgium
Inscribed: 2000
3.95
670
21
House Of The Van Der Burse Family: In The Late 13th Century Commodity Traders In Bruges Gathered Inside The House Of A Man Called Van Der Burse, And In 1309 They Institutionalized This Until Now Informal Meeting And Became The "Bruges Bourse". The Idea Spread Quickly Around Flanders And Neighbouring Counties.
Florence
Inscribed: 1982
4.46
801
15
The Hq Of The Medici Bank 1397-1494. A Very Significant Bank In European And World Financial History. At The Via Dell'arte Della Lana Were The "Bancos" Or Benches Where Florentine Bankers Carried Out Their Trade And From Which The Very Word "Bank" Came.
Vienna
Vienna
Austria
Inscribed: 2001
4.03
812
20
Wiener Börse: One Of The World's Oldest Exchanges And Was Founded In 1771 During The Reign Of Empress Maria Theresa Of Austria In Order To Provide A Market For State Issued Bonds.
Siena
Siena
Italy
Inscribed: 1995
4.07
505
9
Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena S.P.A., The Oldest Surviving Bank Since 1472. Located In Palazzo Salimbeni.
Old City of Jerusalem
Inscribed: 1981
4.37
369
12
Knights Templar Hq For Its Euro Wide Financial System. "Since The Monks Themselves Were Sworn To Poverty, But Had The Strength Of A Large And Trusted International Infrastructure Behind Them, Nobles Would Occasionally Use Them As A Kind Of Bank Or Power Of Attorney."
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Lyon
Lyon
France
Inscribed: 1998
3.23
396
9
Crédit Lyonnais Is Found In Lyon In 1863 (Known As Le Crédit Lyonnais Since 2003)
La Lonja de la Seda
Inscribed: 1996
2.72
243
7
It Housed The Taula De Convis I Deposits, A Banking Institution
Genoa
Genoa
Italy
Inscribed: 2006
2.92
338
7
Palazzo San Giorgio: Bank Of Saint George, Founded In 1407
Valparaiso
Inscribed: 2003
3.12
207
12
Bolsa De Corredores De Valparaiso (1892)
See Es.Wikipedia.Org
Ferrara
Ferrara
Italy
Inscribed: 1995
3.20
278
10
The Cassa Di Risparmio Di Ferrara Was A Savings Bank Founded In 1838 In Ferrara. The Bank Was The Fourth Oldest Italian Savings Bank After Those Of Rome, Spoleto And Bologna. It Was Liquidated As A Bad Bank In 2015.
See It.Wikipedia.Org