Ideal City

Connected Sites: 29

The utopian concept of an Ideal City originates in Antiquity, and was often used in the Renaissance and later on providing better living conditions for factory workers e.a.

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Connected Sites

Urbino
Urbino
Italy
Inscribed: 1998
3.28
220
8
Ferrara
Ferrara
Italy
Inscribed: 1995
3.20
278
10
"The Humanist Concept Of The 'Ideal City' Came To Life Here In The Neighbourhoods Built From 1492 Onwards By Biagio Rossetti According To The New Principles Of Perspective." (Official Description)
Pienza
Pienza
Italy
Inscribed: 1996
3.08
229
8
As The First Application Of The Renaissance Humanist Concept Of Urban Design, The Town Occupies A Seminal Position In The Development Of The Concept Of The Planned "Ideal Town" And Plays A Significant Role In Subsequent Urban Development In Italy And Beyond." (Ouv) – "The Application Of The Principle Of The Renaissance "Ideal City" In Pienza, And In Particular In The Group Of Buildings Around The Central Square, Resulted In A Masterpiece Of Human Creative Genius." (Ouv – Criterion I)
Crespi d'Adda
Inscribed: 1995
2.38
179
7
Saltaire
Saltaire
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 2001
2.28
178
13
Brasilia
Brasilia
Brazil
Inscribed: 1987
3.36
92
10
Mantua and Sabbioneta
Inscribed: 2008
3.21
234
7
Sabbioneta
Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
Inscribed: 1982
2.79
154
7
Project Was Planned, But Never Constructed
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis
Inscribed: 1983
2.86
87
9
The Towns And The Way People Lived And Worked Together Was Seen As Utopian By Some.
Jesuit Missions of Trinidad and Jesus
Inscribed: 1993
3.00
90
8
San Cristobal de La Laguna
Inscribed: 1999
2.60
170
6
Royal Palace at Caserta
Inscribed: 1997
3.20
238
4
The Silk Factory Etc Was Intended To Be Part Of The Utopian Town Of Ferdinandopolis
New Lanark
New Lanark
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 2001
2.69
182
11
La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle
Inscribed: 2009
1.93
158
11
The Town Was Almost Entirely Destroyed By Fire In 1794 And Had To Be Rebuilt From Scratch. "Rationalist" Principles Were Adopted Which Addressed The Relationship Between Living Conditions And "Health". A Town Plan Was Developed In 1835 "Designed By One Of Pestalozzi's Pupils (Charles-Henri Junod) And Inspired By An Ideal Town Called "Sonnenstadt", Planned In 1824 By A Dr Bernhard Christoph Faust. Features Included Having Most Houses Facing Onto Small Gardens Receiving The Midday Sun.
See De.Wikipedia.Org
Amsterdam Canal Ring
Inscribed: 2010
3.80
846
9
"In The 17th And 18th Centuries, Amsterdam Was Seen As The Realization Of The Ideal City That Was Used As A Reference Urban Model For Numerous Projects For New Cities Around The World." (Sov Statement)
Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
Inscribed: 1990
2.92
42
7
The Jesuits Were Inspired By The Humanist Ideal City Idea (Ab Ev)
Old Town Lunenburg
Inscribed: 1995
3.13
126
9
"The Model Town Was An Important Aspect Of Imperial Policy For The British, To Provide The Functional Space Thought Necessary For The Smooth Working Of A Colony"
Aranjuez
Inscribed: 2001
2.61
221
11
The City Of Aranjuez Was Developed As An Enlightened City From 1750 On, With Strict Geometry.
Zamość
Zamość
Poland
Inscribed: 1992
3.05
134
6
"A Unique Example Of A Renaissance Town In Central Europe, Consistently Designed And Built In Accordance With The Italian Theories Of The "Ideal Town," On The Basis Of A Plan Which Was The Result Of Perfect Cooperation Between The Open-Minded Founder, Jan Zamoyski, And The Outstanding Architect, Bernardo Morando. (Wiki)
Mining Sites of Wallonia
Inscribed: 2012
2.27
200
7
Grand Hornu: Designed As An 'Ideal City' At The Very Beginning Of The Industrial Revolution On The European Continent (1810-20) (Ab Ev)
Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
Inscribed: 1999
3.39
296
8
Conceived As An Ideal City, Planned For This Purpose By The Emperor Hadrian (Ab Ev)
Moravian Church Settlements
Moravian Church Settlements
Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Inscribed: 2015
1.90
218
15
Example Of An Ideal Protestant City (Ab Ev)
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan, Switzerland
Inscribed: 2016
2.75
457
28
Ivrea
Ivrea
Italy
Inscribed: 2018
2.05
109
6
Mining Cultural Landscape Erzgebirge
Inscribed: 2019
2.22
146
7
Marienberg
Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
Inscribed: 2000
2.55
221
10
Oranienbaum
Fortifications of Vauban
Inscribed: 2008
3.01
327
18
Longwy And Neuf-Brisach
See Meinfrankreich.Com
Colonies of Benevolence
Colonies of Benevolence
Belgium, Netherlands
Inscribed: 2021
2.15
151
7
Engineers (...) Such As Johannes Van Den Bosch, The Initiator Of The Colonies Of Benevolence, (...) Were Familiar With The Ideas Of The Città Ideale (...). In The Netherlands, The Ideas Of Flemish Engineer Simon Stevin On Settlements Had Played A Significant Role, In Particular His 'Ideal Plan For A City' (...). Form Follows Function Was A Basic Principles In Land Reclamation Since The Middle Ages, Resulting In Straight Lines And Standard Plots. The Colonies Can Be Seen In Light Of This Tradition Of Landscape Planning In The Netherlands, Supplemented By Contemporary Ideas On Creating New Settlements. (Nomination File, P. 75)
Great Spa Towns of Europe
Great Spa Towns of Europe
Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom
Inscribed: 2021
3.28
508
15
From The Beginning Of The 19th Century, The New Town Of FrantišKovy LáZně "Was Further Expanded, Based On The Principle Of Ideal Towns, To Form A Regular Rectangular Grid Within Which The Principal Functions Of The Spa Were Concentrated." (Ab Ev)