THE RIALTO BRIDGE RETURNS TO SHINE

The social development and preservation of the Italian artistic heritage have always been a key priority for the OTB Group and its founder Renzo Rosso, who, through the OTB Foundation, enhance the cultural heritage of our country and support the most fragile with social-oriented projects. These convictions led, on September 7, to the inauguration of a fully restored Rialto bridge.

The financial support granted by OTB to Venice has involved an investment of 5 million euros, and the OTB Group has directly followed the process of restoration, which began in 2014, supporting the experts of the City of Venice and the workers to obtain the best result. Thanks to the excellent collaboration between the public and private sectors, the works ended six months earlier than expected allowing, thanks to the careful management of the budget, also the restoration of the paving of the Rialto galleries

The restoration has seen the involvement of more than 130 people among restorers, workers, and technicians who, in about 80,000 hours of work and thanks to the installation of 5,500 square meters of scaffolding, have brought back to their ancient splendor a total area of 5 thousand square meters.