UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Trulli of Alberobello

The Trulli of Alberobello is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Italy, inscribed in 1996.

The trulli , limestone dwellings found in the southern region of Puglia, are remarkable examples of drywall (mortarless) construction, a prehistoric building technique still in use in this region. The trulli are made of roughly worked limestone boulders collected from neighbourin

The trulli , limestone dwellings found in the southern region of Puglia, are remarkable examples of drywall (mortarless) construction, a prehistoric building technique still in use in this region. The trulli are made of roughly worked limestone boulders collected from neighbouring fields. Characteristically, they feature pyramidal, domed or conical roofs built up of corbelled limestone slabs.

Country
Italy
Region
Europe
Category
Cultural
Inscribed
1996
UNESCO reference
787
Area
10.52 ha

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