Santa Maria delle Grazie

States
Italy
Category
Cultural
Year
1980
Location
Province of Milano, Lombardy
Region
Europe & North America
Coordinates
45.46588889, 9.1705
Last Visited
2023
UNESCO ID
93
WH Site
93
Santa Maria delle Grazie

Santa Maria delle Grazie, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Italy, is a historic Dominican convent renowned for housing Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, "The Last Supper." This 15th-century mural, painted in the convent’s refectory, exemplifies Renaissance art and innovation. The site itself, a blend of Gothic and Renaissance architecture, reflects the cultural and artistic heritage of its time. Its global significance lies in this extraordinary fusion of art and history.

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