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29 October 2019
sostegno alla candidatura

Growing support for nomination

 

On October 1st, restoration work began on the portico of San Luca, from the Meloncello Arch to the Sanctuary, thanks...

22 October 2019
Itabashi

 

A new portico is about to be built in the municipality of Itabashi, Bologna’s twin city in the Tokyo metropolitan area. The new library that will be built in Peace Park will host a permanent space dedicated to Bologna  on the ground floor: a portico will surround and delimit the space...

15 October 2019
in Paris for Porticoes

On Monday October 7th2019, Mayor Virginio Merola and the Councilor for Urban Planning Valentina Orioli flew to Paris to meet the Italian Ambassador at the Permanent Representative at UNESCO. The purpose of the visit was to present the work that has been done, and is still being done,...

10 October 2019
Mappa chilometri portici di Bologna

The Territorial Informative System of the Municipality of Bologna has elaborated the map of the 62 kilometers of porticoes that wind along the whole city. The result is a real eye-catcher that shows a collective heritage present everywhere, both in the center and in the suburbs. In fact 42...

10 October 2019
Consegna dossier preliminare candidatura dei portici di Bologna Patrimonio Umanità Unesco

The Municipality of Bologna has attained the first goal in the process of the nomination of Portici di Bologna to the UNESCO World Heritage List. On September 12th, the preliminary dossier, which establishes the formal start of the race towards the most prestigious recognition of the world,...

10 October 2019
Piazza Santo Stefano

Porticoes will be the protagonist of three events at the European Mobility Week scheduled in Bologna from 16th to 22nd September. Saturday 21st will be the "Walking under the porticoes" day. The first event will be at 4.45 pm at the Mobility Village set up in Piazza Maggiore with a talk about "...

10 October 2019
Piano di Gestione

A Management Plan is being defined, as required by UNESCO rules, for general preservation needs of the porticoes, with the support of a dedicated Control Room. The Management Plan is a coordination tool aimed at effectively protecting the Outstanding Universal Value of the asset. It has been...

18 September 2019
Sessione del comitato UNESCO del patrimonio mondiale

43rd session of the UNESCO world heritage committee in Baku, june 30th - july 10th 2019

 

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee met in Baku, Azerbaijan, from June 30th to July 10th 2019 for its 43rd...