In 2011 the most significant examples of Longobard architecture and art were included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. They constitute a complex of 7 sites spread throughout Italy from north to south.

The inclusion took place on the basis of criteria II, III and IV, that is to say, the evidence they offer of the art developed in Italy between the 6th and 8th centuries; the establishment of a clearly identifiable cultural reality; and the important role of transmission of historical and cultural heritage through the centuries. Their integrity also perfectly restores that idea of power that they wanted to express.