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Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska
The wooden churches of southern Małopolska are outstanding examples of different aspects of the medieval church building tradition within Roman Catholic culture. Built using the horizontal log technique that had been common in Eastern and Northern Europe since the Middle Ages, these churches were sponsored by noble families and became a status symbol. They provided an alternative to stone buildings in urban centres.
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
Founded by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC, Rome was the centre of the Roman Republic, then the Roman Empire and, in the 4th century, the capital of Christendom. The World Heritage site was extended in 1990 to include the Walls of Urban VIII, and includes major ancient monuments such as the Forum, the Mausoleum of Augustus, the Mausoleum of Hadrian, the Pantheon, the Columns of Trajan and Marcus Aurelius, as well as religious and public buildings from the papal period.