Aalto´s architecture sites moving forward to UNESCO WHC’s evaluation

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Aalto´s architecture sites moving forward to UNESCO WHC’s evaluation

Five Helsinki architecture sites designed by Alvar Aalto are part of the national Aalto Works proposal for the UNESCO World Heritage List, said the City of Helsinki in a press release on Monday. The process of being accepted on this highly respected list took a step forward, when the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) world heritage expert organisation gave their recommendation for accepting the nomination. The final decision will be made by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in late July. The proposal for the list by the Finnish state, presenting a series of 13 Aalto sites. The proposal has been prepared by the Finnish Heritage Agency together with the Ministry of Education and Culture. The selected sites emphasise the significance of the architecture by Alvar, Aino and Elissa Aalto in the creation of the Finnish welfare state. Five of the sites nominated for the heritage list are in Helsinki included the home and studio of Alvar Aalto, Finlandia Hall, Kulttuuritalo House of Culture and the headquarters of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland. The Aalto Works proposal includes 13 properties of buildings and areas. They are Sunila residential district, Kotka, Paimio Sanatorium, Paimio, Säynätsalo Town Hall, Jyväskylä, Aalto centre, Seinäjoki, Headquarters of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland, Helsinki, Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Aalto House, Helsinki, Aalto Studio, Helsinki, Muuratsalo Experimental House, Jyväskylä, Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki, Jyväskylä University campus, Jyväskylä, Church of the Three Crosses, Imatra, Villa Mairea, Pori. At the moment, there are 1,248 sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List. These are divided into three groups: cultural, natural and mixed sites combining both culture and nature. A site can be an individual location or an entity comprising several sites (serial sites). The sites can also be located in the territories of several different states. The World Heritage List has accepted seven Finnish sites: Old Rauma (1991), Suomenlinna Fortress (1991), Petäjävesi Old Church (1994), Verla Groundwood and Board Mill (1996), Sammallahdenmäki (1999), Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) and Kvarken Archipelago (2006).

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