It is news of the first days of July that Unesco to the already long list of protected world heritages, there are 1.092 sites in 167 countries around the world, has added another twenty wonderful places to be safeguarded. Of these, Italy alone hosts 54. The United Nations agency has the task of identifying, protecting and conserving the most significant places in the world from a historical, cultural and environmental point of view.
The new sites were chosen during the 42nd World Heritage Committee meeting in Manama, Bahrain, from 24 June to 4 July.
To places of splendor such as the stones of Matera, the Dolomites, the archaeological area of Agrigento, the Amalfi coast, this year Ivrea was added: "A model social project, Ivrea expresses a modern vision of the relationship between industrial production and architecture .” These are the words that have accompanied the Piedmontese city among the new cultural sites to be protected. The industrial city includes a large factory and buildings designed to serve administration and social services. Designed by leading Italian urban planners and architects, mostly between 1930 and 1960, the architectural ensemble reflects the ideas of the Movimento Comunitaria.
“The Unesco yes to Ivrea as an industrial city of the XNUMXth century represents a fundamental stage in that path of territorial development and rediscovered pride, in terms of compactness and inclusive sharing, which began a few years ago in the Canavese area. This very important acknowledgment, obtained thanks to the tireless work of the local institutions and the support of the entire economic and social community of the Ivrea area, is a driving force for development and must be considered as a driver for the economic, social and cultural revitalization of our entire territory”, as Fabrizio Gea, president of Confindustria Canavese, comments.
The proposals received by the board that would deal with the selections were 33 and of the 20 sites chosen, nine are located in Asia, four in Europe, three in America, three in Africa and one in Oceania.
Below is the list of the new wonders:
Cultural properties
From Aasivissuit to Nipisat (Groeinland)
Al-Ahsa Oasis, an Evolving Cultural Landscape (Saudi Arabia)
Ancient city of Qalhat (Oman)
Hedeby and Danevirke archaeological complex (Germany)
Caliphate City of Medina Azahara (Spain)
Gobekli Tepe (Türkiye)
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region (Japan)
Ivrea, industrial city of the XNUMXth century (Italy)
Naumburg Cathedral (Germany)
Sansa, Buddhist mountain monasteries (South Korea)
Sasanian archaeological sites (Iran)
Thimlich Ohinga archaeological site (Kenya)
Neo-Gothic and Art Deco Mumbai (India)
Natural properties
The Makhonjwa Mountains (South Africa)
Chaine des Puys and Limagne (France)
Fanjingshan (China)
Mixed ownership
Chiribiquete National Park – “The Maloca of the Jaguar” (Colombia)
Pimachiowin Aki (Canada)
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: native habitat of Mesoamerica (Mexico)
Significant changes to natural property boundaries
The valley of the Bikin River (Russian Federation)
