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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Historic Centre of Urbino' has mentioned 'City' in the following places:
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| Urbino (UK: /xc9x9cxcbx90rxcbx88bixcbx90noxcax8a/ ur-BEE-noh;[3] Italian:xc2xa0[urxcbx88bixcbx90no] (listen); Romagnol: Urbxc3xacn) is a walled city in the Marche region of Italy, south-west of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical legacy of independent Renaissance culture, especially under the patronage of Federico da Montefeltro, duke of Urbino from 1444 to 1482. | WIKI |
| The city is located in a predominantly hilly area, at the foothills of the Northern Apennines and the Tuscan-Romagnolo Apennines. | WIKI |
| The city is in the southern area of Montefeltro, an area classified as medium-high seismic risk. | WIKI |
| The modest Roman town of Urbinum Mataurense ("the little city on the river Mataurus") became an important strategic stronghold in the Gothic Wars of the 6th century, captured in 538 from the Ostrogoths by the Byzantine general Belisarius, and frequently mentioned by the historian Procopius. | WIKI |
| Federico set his hand to the political imperative and began a reorganization of the state, which also included a restructuring of the city according to a modern conception - comfortable, efficient and beautiful. | WIKI |
| This was a windfall for the city and was its last great era, especially in terms of arts and culture, thanks to funding by Pope Albani and his family. | WIKI |
| In addition, due to the patronage of the Pope and of his family, the Duomo di Urbino received many improvements (like the new altar) as did other religious institutions in the city. | WIKI |
| This new age of splendor for the city ended with the death of Clement XI in 1721, placing the city in a long decline that has continued to the present day. | WIKI |
| Between 1797 and 1800 the city was occupied by French troops, like much of northern and central Italy. | WIKI |
| The century opened with the consecration in 1809 of the new Duomo di Urbino, as designed by the architect Giuseppe Valadier, who restored the city's Montefeltro-era buildings, such as the old Seminary, adjacent to the church of St. Sergius, now partly occupied by the Hotel Raffaello. | WIKI |
| Following the construction of the New Palace of Alban (1831), designed by architect Peter Ghinelli, which gave rise to the present Piazza della Repubblica that went on to form the first part of the future Corso Garibaldi, the city experienced a number of urban improvements designed to change the face of the city. | WIKI |
| This resulted in a new urban layout with the large spit of land below the Doge's Palace incorporated into the city, called the Pincio. | WIKI |
| These urban transformations brought about a change in access to the city. | WIKI |
| Instead of passing through narrow, winding streets, through the gates of the walls, now one could enter through the Porta Nuova in an easier and convenient way to arrive in the present Piazza della Repubblica and the Palazzo Ducale (the city center). | WIKI |
| Due to these changes in the University, an increase in the student population led to housing shortages that highlighted the state of total unpreparedness of the city, so much that for the first time many students were housed in the homes of private citizens. | WIKI |
| The period of the fascist dictatorship left its mark on the city, especially from an architectural point of view, with a fascist elementary school "Giovanni Pascoli" (1932) built on the ancient Garden of Saint Lucia (part of the duke's private gardens), the restoration of the palace-Mauruzi Gherardi, then the seat of the court, as well as the Student House, to compensate for the shortage of accommodation as a result of the large increase in university population and housing for the maimed and disabled civilians. | WIKI |
| In 1938, the city was designated as the headquarters for the fledgling Soprintendenza alle Gallerie e alle Opere d'Arte delle Marche, roughly translated as the Organization of Galleries and Works of Art of the Marche. | WIKI |
| With the outbreak of World War II the city suffered no bombing, thanks to the large red cross painted on the roof of the Ducal Palace and an agreement between the Germans and the Allies. | WIKI |
| The second half of the twentieth century was characterized in Urbino by the cooperation with the major public institutions (the University and the City) by the architect Giancarlo De Carlo. | WIKI |
| Immediately after that, the Genoese architect was commissioned by the City to prepare the General Plan (1958xe2x80x9364) aimed at the recovery of the historical center, which had been in poor condition and was in danger of losing several neighborhoods including the Palazzo Ducale to the land subsidence below. | WIKI |
| This problem was solved thanks to state funding derived from two special laws enacted for the city (in 1968 and in 1982 ). | WIKI |
| Subsequently, De Carlo realized several projects for the university including the college's dormitories, near the Capuchin church outside the city center, an interesting example of how architecture can merge with the surrounding landscape. | WIKI |
| The seventies were marked by a collaboration with the Municipality for a project called Operation Mercatale (1969xe2x80x9372), which included the construction of a multi-story underground car park under Torricini's famous Ducal Palace and the restoration of the helical ramp under the theater by Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1971xe2x80x9375), in collaboration with the City. | WIKI |
| In addition, thanks to the close relationship with De Carlo, the city has hosted twice (1976xe2x80x9381, and 1992xe2x80x9393) the laboratories of the ILAUD, founded and directed by the Genoese architect. | WIKI |
| [10] In 1507-1511, when the Della Rovere added a new series of walls to the city, the rock was enclosed in them. | WIKI |
| San Bernardino: church outside the city center, housing the tombs of the Dukes of Urbino. | WIKI |
| Orto Botanico "Pierina Scaramella", a botanical garden University of Urbino, housed in various old and new buildings within the city centre. | WIKI |
| The initial nucleus of the city evolved from a fortified Roman settlement dating from the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE. | UNESCO |
| The Romans built on the top of the hill where the Ducal Palace now stands and until the 11th century, the city remained within these limits. | UNESCO |
| The city was later further expanded to a second hill lying to the north, giving the area, now enclosed by the Renaissance walls an elongated outline. | UNESCO |
| Urbino is a small city in the hills that experienced an astonishing cultural flowering in the 15th century. | UNESCO |