| Matera and life in the Sassi caves | |||
| Home page | This miserable life style continued up until 1952. At that time, a special bill on the Sassi was first passed by Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi and the transfer of over 15,000 people to new quarters in the modern city began. These new quarters were built according to a specific and organic plan by architect Luigi Piccinato.At that time, Matera had about 30,000 inhabitants and the transfer of half of the population occurred between 1953 and 1968. |
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| Matera and life in the Sassi caves | |||
| G.T.M. | The Italian government based this massive moving out of the Sassi on the exchange of property rights. One house in the Sassi was exchanged with a newly built house in the areas further up hill. As a result, 70% of the Sassi are currently under State control.The Sassi having been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, are now undergoing a complex restoration and renovation project so as to show to greater advantage the impressive, historic, artistic and commemorative resources found here. |   I Sassi di Matera |
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