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| Original title | "Letter from Giovanni Battista Pirelli to Ing. Emanuele Jona" |
| Inventory number | 527 |
| Category | Letter |
| Period | 18 March 1901 |
| Responsibility | Jona, Emanuele author Pirelli, Giovanni Battista signatory |
| Sector and content | Letter sent by Giovanni Battista Pirelli to Ing. Emanuele Jona, concerning the awarding of the Knight's Cross of the Légion d'Honneur for the participation of Pirelli & C. in the Universal Expo in Paris of 1900 |
| Notes | Title attributed in the Historical Documents Register: "Copy of a letter from Ing. Pirelli sent to Ing. Jona, and to his main collaborators, on the occasion of awarding of the Knight's Cross of the Légion d'Honneur after the Paris Exhibition in 1900" |
Established in 2008 Pirelli Foundation starts to operate in 2009 at the request of the Group and of the Pirelli family, in order to protect and disseminate knowledge of the company's cultural, historical and contemporary heritage and to promote its business culture. The Pirelli Foundation is headquartered at "Fabbricato 134", a historical building in the former Pirelli industrial district at the heart of a major urban redevelopment project in 1985 called "Progetto Biccocca", a symbol of transformation from the industrial age to the post-industrial era.