Novoli, Florence
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Novoli is a city quarter in the northwestern part of Florence, Italy. It was part of the former comune of Pellegrino until 1865, when it became a part of the comune of Florence.
Modern history
Novoli was known primarily as an industrial area until the 1970s, when it started to develop as a "chaotic" and "dreary" residential neighbourhood.{{Cite book |last=Babalis |first=Dimitra |url= |title=Chronocity: Sensitive Interventions in Historic Environment |publisher=Alinea Editrice |year=2011 |isbn=9788860556189 |pages=61}}{{Cite news |last=Ascot |first=Thomas |date=December 1987 |title=Fiat Launches Cultural Initiative |url=https://www.proquest.com/trade-journals/fiat-launches-cultural-initiative/docview/222948858/se-2 |access-date=2024-05-17 |work=Europe |via=ProQuest |issue=36–37,45}}
Italian car manufacturer Fiat decided to close its factory in Novoli in the 1980s.{{Cite journal |last=Woodbridge |first=Sally B. |date=December 1989 |title='TAKING PART' IN FLORENCE |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44667005 |journal=Landscape Architecture Magazine |volume=79 |issue=10 |pages=32–34 |jstor=44667005}} The company agreed to donate land to the city of Florence, in return for permission to develop the rest of the area into a satellite town.
Buildings
Notable buildings in Novoli include:
- the ruins of Villa San Donato
- the new Florence Courthouse, opened in 2012
- the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Florence
- Santa Maria a Novoli Church
- Donato in Polverosa Church