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Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches
Built in the 11th century to protect Spanish territory from the Moors, the "City of Saints and Stones" is the birthplace of Saint Theresa and the burial place of the Grand Inquisitor Torquemada, and still retains its medieval simplicity. This purity of form can still be seen in the Gothic cathedral and the fortifications, which, with 82 semicircular towers and 9 gates, are the most complete fortifications in Spain.
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
Founded by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC, Rome was the centre of the Roman Republic, then the Roman Empire and, in the 4th century, the capital of Christendom. The World Heritage site was extended in 1990 to include the Walls of Urban VIII, and includes major ancient monuments such as the Forum, the Mausoleum of Augustus, the Mausoleum of Hadrian, the Pantheon, the Columns of Trajan and Marcus Aurelius, as well as religious and public buildings from the papal period.