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Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park
['Unesco World Heritage Centre']
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Brief synthesisKalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park, which dates back to the first half of the 17th century, is a cultural landscape located south of Kraków that covers an area of the Żar and Lanckorońska hills.
He used a system of measurement that he developed to blend it into the local natural landscape and topography.
The terrain’s natural features were cleverly utilised, topographic elements being given names referring to the landscape of the Holy City (e.g.
Pathways connecting the architectural features were originally created by cutting wide trails through a dense forest stand.
IntegrityAll the elements that sustain the Outstanding Universal Value of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park are located within the boundaries of the 380-ha property, which is surrounded by a 2,600-ha buffer zone.
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'park'
'complex'
'pilgrimage'
'property'
'natural'
'cultural'
'zebrzydowska'
'features'
'architectural'
'century'
'mannerist'
'kalwaria']