Kategorie

Cultural

Land

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Einschreibungsjahr

1987

Kriterien

(i)(ii)(iv)

UNESCO-ID

428

Beschreibung

Founded by the Romans as a thermal spa, Bath became an important centre of the wool industry in the Middle Ages. In the 18th century, under George III, it developed into an elegant town with neoclassical Palladian buildings, which blend harmoniously with the Roman baths.