Pisa, Superintendency approves construction of a mosque, alderman attacks: it's a fascist body

The municipal administration of Pisa is back in the news: this time the object of contention is no longer theMedici Aqueduct (a few months ago the mayor wanted to have three arches demolished to allow for the passage of the ring road), but the construction of the new mosque in Porta a Lucca. This is a project that the Pisan administration, which has a majority of Leghists, has always resolutely opposed: however, the clash with the Superintendence has sharpened considerably and has exceeded the tone after the body approved the project for the construction, granting landscape authorization for the construction of the building of worship intended for the city’s Muslim community (provided that the construction is harmonious with the existing building fabric: among the prescriptions imposed by the Superintendence, the construction of the facade not on Via del Brennero, as per the original plan, but on Via Chiarugi, and the inclusion of some trees).

However, the councillor for urban planning, Massimo Dringoli, does not stand for this, and in the meantime he lets it be known that, in his opinion, the municipality should appeal against the opinion of the Superintendency, and announces that the administration will consult with its lawyers to consider what to do. But that’s not all: Dringoli also launches a heavy attack on the body in charge of cultural heritage protection. “The Soprintendenza,” said Dringoli, “is the only truly fascist institution that still exists in Italy. It is an institution established by fascism and it has absolute powers, so it is difficult to go against its opinions. But it is also true that when superintendents change, the things that can or cannot be done also change” (it should be specified, however, that, in fact, superintendencies were established well before fascism).

Dringoli then reiterated that the administration’s will is to have the mosque built in another area: in fact, the alderman is convinced that building the mosque in the designated area (just outside the walls and the historic center, and not far from Piazza dei Miracoli) would create “several problems that would be to the detriment of all Pisans.”

Pictured is the plan for the new mosque

Pisa, Superintendency approves construction of a mosque, alderman attacks: it's a fascist body

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