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Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568-774 A.D.)
The Lombards in Italy, Sea of Power, 568-774 AD, includes seven groups of important buildings (including fortresses, churches and monasteries) from across the Italian peninsula. They bear witness to the Lombards' own unique culture in Italy, who ruled a vast territory from the 6th to the 8th centuries. The Lombards' fusion of architectural styles marks the transition from Antiquity to the European Middle Ages, drawing on the traditions of ancient Rome, the Christian spirit, Byzantine influences and Germanic northern Europe. This collection of artifacts testifies to the important role that the Lombards played in the spiritual and cultural development of Christianity in medieval Europe, especially through their support of the monastic movement.
Convent of Christ in Tomar
The Templar Monastery of Tomar (transferred to the Order of Christ in 1344) was originally designed as a monument to the Reconquista, but during the Manueline period it came to symbolize exactly the opposite idea – the opening of Portugal to other civilizations.
Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco
From 100 BC to 1300 AD, the San Francisco Mountains (in the El Vizcaino Reserve in Baja California) were home to a group of people who have now vanished, but who left behind one of the world's most outstanding collections of rock art. The dry climate and inaccessibility of the area have allowed the paintings to be extremely well preserved. The paintings depict human figures and many animal species, and depict the relationship between humans and the environment, revealing a highly sophisticated culture. The composition and size of the paintings, the precision of the outlines and the diversity of the colors, and above all the number of rock art sites, are impressive testimony to a unique artistic tradition.