Leonardo da Vinci
WHS connected to life and/or work of Leonardo da Vinci.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Florence | Was educated there as an artist from the age of 14, lived there later on in his life and the Uffizi now holds several of his works | |
| Istanbul | In 1502 Leonardo da Vinci produced a drawing of a single span 720-foot (240 m) bridge over the Horn. In 2006 it was decided that an exact copy of da Vinci's design will be resurrected | |
| Kraków | Painted "The Lady With An Ermine" (now in Czartoryski Museum) | |
| Loire Valley | Chambord: "There are suggestions that Leonardo da Vinci may have designed the staircase, but this has not been confirmed." (wiki); Was buried in the castle of Amboise and lived in the castle Clos-Luc. | |
| Mantua and Sabbioneta | Mantua: journeyed there | |
| Paris, Banks of the Seine | Painted the Mona Lisa, now at the Louvre museum | |
| Rome | Worked there as an artist | |
| San Cristobal de La Laguna | City plan based on a design by him: "In 1502, a regular town plan based on Leonardo da Vinci's model for Imola was drawn up by the Captain General (Adelantado) for the area." (AB ev) | |
| Santa Maria delle Grazie | Painted The Last Supper | |
| Urbino | Lived there; "The walls were rebuilt according to the designs of Leonardo da Vinci" (AB ev) | |
| Vatican City | Lived in the Belvedere | |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Fled there in 1499 |
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