Well, Bellinzona has its own stronghold, in the rocky heart of the city, surrounded by the river Ticino, but it's not a bank. In 1981 the architect Aurelio Galfetti started the work of repairing and remodeling the fortress. But it was more than a simple restoration, it was a monumental project of transformation, redevelopment and regeneration of the whole hill, converted for the occasion to a huge urban park called the "Collina del Sasso". Though it's been named a UNESCO World Hertitage Site, some critics have called the project a "severe, unsentimental" renovation, as it fit Galfetti's ideas about the radical modernization of Italy.Mission by Monica Cazzamani Bona, Francesca Eandi Look at this mission also on Check-in Architecture website http://www.checkinarchitecture... on Picasa Web Album http://picasaweb.google.com/ch... on MiniSpace http://www.minispace.com/it_it... or on Google Earth http://www.checkinarchitecture...

Channel: Travel & Events
Uploaded: July 29, 2008 at 6:46 am
Author: checkinarchitecture

Length: 03:45
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Tags: Architecture  Aurelio  Bank  Bellinzona  Castelgrande  Fortress  Galfetti  Landscape  Swiss  Switzerland  

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