The Italian National Commission for UNESCO, which met this morning in Rome to deliberate on the submission to Paris of the application dossiers for inclusion in the list of World Heritage sites, has decided to adhere to the indications of MIBACT by sending the dossier of “Ivrea , Industrial City of the XX Century ” along with the transnational one that has as its leader the city of Bergamo, dedicated” Venetian Defence Works between the fifteenth and seventeenth century “, which will be evaluated first.
The fact that the Ministry and the National Commission for UNESCO have decided to send both dossiers to Paris bears witness to the quality and validity of the contents of the Ivrea project.
Tuesday, January 26, hence, our file will be delivered to Paris.
“With the candidacy of Ivrea” – said Mayor Carlo Della Pepa – “we have started on a path that we do not intend to interrupt, as we are aware that the industrial and urban model of the city of Olivetti is today already the heritage of much humanity.
We will continue to work, as this is a condition in order to be evaluated positively whenever this might happen, at the latest in 2017 or possibly sooner.
We are sure that the city of Ivrea will continue to support this challenge, considering it as strategic for its future, as we are also sure that it will be able to strengthen and extend the support for the candidature even outside of Ivrea. ”