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"GLI
ALBERI DELLA MEMORIA" (The Trees of Memory)
The exhibition, with photos and exhibits, entitled "Gli Alberi della
Memoria - Il Parco della Rimembranza di Torino, tra Storia, Arte
e Natura" (The Trees of Memory - The War Memorial Park of Turin,
through History, Art and Nature) was organized in cooperation with
the "Associazione Piemonte Turistico" (Touristic Piedmont Association).
The exhibition took place, from 12th April to 2nd May, 1999, at
the "Museo Storico Nazionale di Artiglieria" (Historical National
Museum of Artillery), subsidiary division situated in via Bologna
190, Turin. The exhibition was also linked to a competition called
"Scopri il Museo" (Discover the Museum), third edition, whose target
are the students of all the elementary, junior and senior secondary
schools in Region Piedmont. The First World War 1915/1918 ended
with the victory of Italy over Austria, and in the immediately following
period, the City of Turin designated public administrators to the
fore who were capable to think in a big way, bold entrepreneurs
open to future, city dwellers proud of the industrial Turin became
to the Nation's fore again and made the "Parco della Rimembranza"
(War Memorial Park). The Park preserves the memory of 4,787 soldiers
of Turin who were killed in the battle (every soldier has a tree)
and it is a Arboretum, that is a collection of trees coming from
various nations all over the world and it is a cultural destination
with very scientific and teaching value.
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