After the frescoes by Giotto in Padua, another recognition arrives for our country. The Porticoes of Bologna have been nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The official status came from the Unesco social accounts that celebrated with a post the registration in the list of the most important cultural sites in the world.
The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) has added 13 cultural sites from the territories of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Europe to its World Heritage List and also extended a Mexican cultural site already on the special list.
The Porticoes of Bologna, the history
I Porticoes of Bologna are a 62 kilometer network, of which 42 only in the historic center. Characteristic of the center of Bologna, they are a distinctive sign of the city because they line the streets and squares of the splendid city. After being proclaimed "European capital of culture" in 2000 and UNESCO "creative city for music" in 2006, the long-awaited recognition finally arrives. In fact, Bologna had been working on the candidacy for years, having presented the arcades as the symbol of "a sustainable urban lifestyle, in which religious and civil spaces and homes of all social classes are perfectly integrated".
Architectural and social model, carried out consistently over the centuries, they represent a conjunction between public space and private space. For the candidacy, the portico dei Servi and that of San Luca were highlighted. The latter is the longest in the world and connects the city with the Colle della Guardia where the Marian shrine is located.
The words of Lucia Borgonzoni and Dario Franceschini
"With today's recognition, Italy obtains the third site in this Unesco session“, Comments the Undersecretary for Culture Lucia Borgonzoni, during the session of 44 / o World Heritage Committee gathered in Fuzhou, China, which confirmed the inscription for the city of Bologna and its arcades among the World Heritage sites.
"Thanks to the commitment and work of the offices of the MiC, of diplomacy, of the councilor Orioli with the offices of the municipality - explains Borgonzoni -, Bologna and its arcades find their rightful place. I am doubly enthusiastic, both for the recognition obtained after the demanding work that I have been following for years, and because Bologna is my city".
Immediately after the proclamation came the comment of Dario Franceschini, Minister of Culture: "Still a beautiful day for national cultural heritage. With the inclusion of the Porticoes of Bologna in the world heritage list, there are three new Italian sites recognized by Unesco in 2021. This is an extraordinary result, the result of an intense and constant action of cultural diplomacy and the close collaboration between the government, local authorities and associations.. Good news on the eve of the G20 Culture that Italy is preparing to host for the first time".
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