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The public fountains on display in Ruvo di Puglia

The public fountains on display in Ruvo di Puglia

The water and South. Il principle of life superimposed on its availability as a ransom for the "peasants" di once. The need of the people of the South to have sources, rivers, installations, suited to the needs hasmarked la story and le chronicles of millions of people. In the post-war period one of the great initiatives of extraordinary intervention in the South interested la construction of reservoirs and kingti distributive. In this context, was inaugurated yesterday the suggestive exhibition "The Fountain tells its story" of picture gallery municipal of Ruvo di Puglia , a few kilometers from Bari.

Nell'former Dominican convent, the exposure promoted by the Apulian Aqueduct celebrates a fontanina donated by the Aqueduct itself. All projects review offer cooperation Common of Ruvo e Pro Loco is in this way they recall the first centenary of water availability in the city . On May 25, 1918, indeed, i citizens redeemed theirs conditione of backwardness with public and running water. Le vintage photo they narrate a partistic course together to evolution services public. And public meant outdoors, not indoors at all.

The Apulian Aqueduct has its industrial roots here.É the largest Italian drinking water services companya in competition with European operators for quality and trademanagement processes. In a widespread note, on the sidelines of the Ruvo event, the company  ha announced that thea quality and the deliverywater è certified from beyond 4.500 sensors e 480 thousand checks laboratory. A recent App disposal of citizens provides, then, tips and best practices for to maintain the quality water up to the faucet in the house. The exposed shots are fans of ancient public fountains in cast iron, as a witness of the rudimentary collective service on street corners, in squares, in line waiting for the turn.

The exhibition is accompanied by a series of collateral events: excursions, presentations of books , thematic readings, a postcard with philatelic cancellation. The conclusion is set for May 27.

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