Gibellina could be a city in an Italo Calvino book. Destroyed by an earthquake in 1968, with tragic loss of life, the city was not rebuilt. Rather, the residents relocated to a new site nearby (new Gibellina), leaving the ruins behind. At the request of the city, the artist Alberto Burri created a huge commemorative sculpture from the remains of the town. The sculpture / site is a literal Nolli map, where the streets are void and the buildings are entirely poche. It's a surreal place - a fossilized city that no one can ever inhabit again.
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