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LA GUALCHIERE DI REMOLE FULLING MILL

Bagno a Ripoli, Florence (Ongoing)

Dating to Medieval times, the Gualchiere Fulling Mill tapped the Arno River for power used to treat wool cloth. Founded in the mid-1300s, the site was chosen to avoid more polluted waters downriver in Florence. In time a larger complex evolved including river barriers, a series of water-gates directing water to the millpond and to a little harbor. The medieval character of the buildings is still preserved to this day in the support structure and two-crenelated towers.

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INTERNATIONAL TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE INSTITUTE & TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE WORLD BANK

Florence (Ongoing)

On 11th of May, 2010, the Statutes of the UNESCO International Traditional Knowledge Institute were formally signed by the Founding Members. Traditional Knowledge constitutes the ancient knowledge of humanity, the deepest layer onto which our science and culture developed, the local techniques that made it possible to manage and create ecosystems and cultural landscapes on the planet.

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