World Heritage Identification Number: 1538
World Heritage since: 2018
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy
Continent: Europe
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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Ivrea, Industrial City of the 20th Century: A Model Social Project
Ivrea, a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont region, Italy, is renowned as the industrial city of the 20th century. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018, Ivrea offers a unique blend of industrial innovation, architectural design, and social experimentation that reflects the ideals of the Community Movement (Movimento Comunità).
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
The industrial city of Ivrea is located in the Piedmont region and developed as the testing ground for Olivetti, manufacturer of typewriters, mechanical calculators and office computers. It comprises a large factory and buildings designed to serve the administration and social services, as well as residential units. Designed by leading Italian urban planners and architects, mostly between the 1930s and the 1960s, this architectural ensemble reflects the ideas of the Community Movement (Movimento Comunità). A model social project, Ivrea expresses a modern vision of the relationship between industrial production and architecture.
Encyclopedia Record: Ivrea
Ivrea is a town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. Situated on the road leading to the Aosta Valley, it straddles the Dora Baltea and is regarded as the capital of the Canavese area.Additional Site Details
Area: 52.37 hectares
Coordinates: 45.4575 , 7.8691666667
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