L'Aquila · Italy · 2019
Source: L'Aquila 2019 — Pre-selection
Bid book (pre-selection). A city's first application for the title, judged by the selection panel to make the shortlist. Evidence of intent: what a city promised, not what it delivered.
L'Aquila's application for the 2019 European Capital of Culture title, submitted in September 2013. The city seeks this designation as a catalyst for community rebuilding and economic recovery following the devastating April 2009 earthquake that destroyed much of this historic ce
