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The architecture of Liverpool is rooted in the city's development into a major port of the British Empire.〔Hughes (1999), p10〕 It encompasses a variety of architectural styles of the past 300 years, while next to nothing remains of its medieval structures which would have dated back as far as the 13th century.〔Hughes (1999), p11〕 Erected 1716-18, Bluecoat Chambers is supposed to be the oldest surviving building in central Liverpool. There are over 2,500 listed buildings in Liverpool of which 27 are Grade I and 85 Grade II * listed. It has been described by English Heritage as England's finest Victorian city. However, due to neglect, some of Liverpool's finest listed buildings are on English Heritage's ''Heritage at Risk'' register.〔(Heritage at Risk register 2011 North West, pp. 66-69 ).〕 In accordance with Liverpool's role as a trading port, many of its best buildings were erected as headquarters for shipping firms and insurance companies. The wealth thus generated led to the construction of grand civic buildings, designed to allow the local administrators to "run the city with pride". The historical significance and value of Liverpool's architecture and port layout was recognised when, in 2004, UNESCO declared large parts of the city a World Heritage Site. Known as the ''Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City'', the nomination papers stress the city's role in the development of international trade and docking technology, summed up in this way under Selection Criterion iv: "Liverpool is an outstanding example of a world mercantile port city, which represents the early development of global trading and cultural connections throughout the British Empire."〔(Nomination of Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City for Inscription on the World Heritage List ), accessed 23/3/2013 (please note: this is a 450 page long pdf file!).〕 ==Chronology and Styles== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Architecture of Liverpool」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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