It was in this Tuscan town that Renaissance town-planning concepts were first put into practice after Pope Pius II decided, in 1459, to transform the look of his birthplace. He chose the architect Bernardo Rossellino, who applied the principles of his mentor, Leon Battista Alberti.
Summary from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Photo: Pienza-03.jpg by Unknown, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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