industrial heritage
CategoryExploring Present Day Heritage at the V&A
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You enter a museum. Surrounding you are aged, priceless objects, protected by reflective glass walls. They are unique,..
Three Company Towns to Discover in Northern Italy
Visiting these three different Company Towns in Italy, you’ll discover the functional city, between work and welfare.
The Tale of Thurmhof Schacht’s Ghost…
Thurmhof Schacht was the part of the one of the oldest mining water system. Having being closed for so long, it was only just restored through the efforts of the locals…
Digging up Heritage
A look on the marble quarries and the marble route in Alentejo, Portugal
The End of an Era, The Start of an Era
In the depths of the Ore Mountains the miners’ spaces are still alive and in continuous evolution according society needs
Rijeka
I visited Rijeka (and Croatia) for the first time 3 years ago. I was surprised by two characteristics of the city…
Tivoli
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Water, Beauty, Progress
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It is everywhere, impossible not to notice it, not to h..
Monfalcone
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One of Europe’s Last Living Company Towns
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The most striking feature about indust..
The Bernina Railway
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The Bernina Railway is an international line connecting St. Moritz, in the Swiss canton of Grisons, with the Lombard t..
Mulino Pizzardi – The Pizzardi flour mill
The Pizzardi Mill is one of the best preserved XIX century flour mills in Italy, with an history stretching for 6 centuries.