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Vallone dei Mulini , 1866 - abandoned area, historic valley, Sorrento

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 03:02:20 +0000

Vallone dei Mulini or Valle dei Mulini (known in English as Valley of the Mills) is a historic valley in Sorrento, Italy.

It is considered one of the most enchanting views of the Sorrento Peninsula. It is known for its variety and unique plants. These plants settle within ferns. Possible reasons for the appearance of these rare plants include moisture in the area, nearly complete lack of ventilation, sun exposure, and the presence of tuff.

The flour mills, built from stone as far back as the 13th century. Its name derived from its beginning function: to grind grain. The valley originates from the release of waters into a tufa plain about 37,000 years ago, following the eruption of the Campi Flegrei.

A sawmill was providing sawn wood. It was in operation until the beginning of the tenth century. In 1866, Piazza Tasso was established, and it caused the mill and the surrounding sea to be isolated. The building was closed and abandoned in the 1940s. [source]

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHkXkRdopQk

Università di Bologna, UNIBO, 1088 - world's oldest operated university, Bologna

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 02:47:07 +0000

The University of Bologna is a research university in Bologna, Italy. Founded in 1088 by an organised guild of students (hence studiorum), it is the oldest university in continuous operation in the world, and the first university in the sense of a higher-learning and degree-awarding institute, as the word universitas was coined at its foundation.

It was the first place of study to use the term universitas for the corporations of students and masters, which came to define the institution (especially its famous law school) located in Bologna.

The university's emblem carries the motto Alma mater studiorum ("Nourishing mother of studies") and the date A.D. 1088, and it has about 86,500 students in its 11 schools. [source]

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TegrcjUxZ3U

Cattedrale Vegetale (Tree Cathedral), 2010 - cathedral made of trees, Bergamo

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 02:14:13 +0000

Located in Bergamo in northern Italy, the Cattedrale Vegetale uses trees and branches to create a cathedral-like structure at the base of Mount Arera.[ source]

The cathedral was built according to the ancient art of weaving, which involves the use of flexible wood, stakes, ropes and nails. All materials were employed as prescribed by the complex creative methods of the past, respecting the natural cyclus of birth, growth and death.

The cathedral is the symbol of the Monte Arera Project, promoted by Parco delle Orobie Bergamasche and the municipalities of Oltre il colle, Roncobello and Ardesio. The project aims to revitalize and to highlight the richness and uniqueness of Alpine plant species that grow in the Park and on the ridges of the Orobie Bergamasche. [source]

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10dgTQPghTs