 Nowadays more than 400 buildings are of Italian origin, and many shops still have Italian names (e.g., "Bar Vittoria", "Pasticceria moderna", "Casa del formaggio", and "Ferramenta").The Kingdom of Italy invested in the industrial development of Asmera (and surrounding areas of Eritrea), but the beginning of World War II stopped this.The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation made Asmera a World Heritage Site in July 2017, saying "It is an exceptional example of early modernist urbanism at the beginning of the 20th century and its application in an African context".