150° of the Italian Unity

The Tricolored Totem for Peace will be raised in Turin to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Italian Unity

Torino  ||  24 January 2011
Iniziative (EN) - 150° of the Italian Unity

A  Totem for Peace with the colours of the Italian flag will be raised in Turin, in 2011, on the occasion of the celebrations for the 150^th Anniversary  of the Italian Unity. The news was given in Naples by Michele Capasso, president of Fondazione Mediterraneo during the presentation of the initiatives for the Shoah Day.

The International Committee of Fondazione Mediterraneo – entrusted with the implementation of the Totems for Peace worldwide – has permitted to build a Totem aimed at paying tribute to the 150^th  Anniversary of the Italian Unity. The Totem, that will be unveiled by the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano, will be 16 meters high, built in reinforced concrete and  thoroughly tricolour, in honour of the national flag colours.