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Art Cities >> PRATO
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Prato definitely has to be mentioned among the Cities
of art, but apart from its important historical and artistic
heritage it features a dynamism typical for any flourishing
industrial centre. Prato has been known for the high quality
of the textile products and the manufactured goods since the
Middle Ages. Today, Prato is a Cities which has managed to develop
a strong industrial and commercial sector in harmony with a
rich artistic and cultural offer, with many museums, theatres
and prestigious institutions. |
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SOME HISTORY....
Colonised by the Etruscans, the
area around Prato became Roman and was later razed to the ground
in the 6th century during the Gothic war. Prato experienced
a flourishing period during the Longobards, and successively
became a feud under the Alberti family which expanded its territory
of interest and developed a Republican law. The economic and
demographic crisis, aggravated by the Florentine conquer in
1351, did not punish the flourishing textile industry in Prato.
On the contrary, it prospered during the Renaissance. The recovery
was consolidated in the 17th century and Prato started its industrialisation
in the middle of the 19th century, which has continued along
the last century. Prato preserves a Medieval architecture, though
the old town is characterised by an buildings from the 17th
and 18th century. |
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