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L’AQUILA AUTHORS
Serena Buongiorno School of Specialization in Restoration of Monuments Polytechnic of Milan
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Alessandra Vittorini Soprintendenza Unica Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per la Città di L’Aquila e i Comuni del cratere
SOPRINTENDENZA ARCHEOLOGIA BELLE ARTI E PAESAGGIO - L’AQUILA E IL CRATERE -
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European heritage awards - Basilica di Collemaggio THE BASILICA OF SANTA MARIA DI COLLEMAGGIO. Post- seismic reconstruction: excellence for the rebirth
The Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio, which is part of the most important sites of the built heritage of L’Aquila, was severely damaged by the earthquake in 2009 on April 6th. As a symbol of the recovery of an entire City, the administration intended to return the building to the community. The restoration, designed and directed by the Soprintendenza per L’Aquila e Cratere, represents one of the most methodical and fast realizations of the post-seismic reconstructions. This is one of the reasons why the restoration received the European Heritage Awards/Europa Nostra Awards 2020 edition, moreover it was the only italian project awarded in the “conservation” category. Since 1294, the Basilica is expression for the local community, because of the celebration of the Perdonanza Celestiniana (Celestinian Forgiveness). In 2019, It was inscribed in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
