In our final installment in this series, we bring you two more of the most interesting, unique and bizarre architectural feats in Italy, a land well-known for its artistic prestige and innovations. While these buildings may be no less beautiful or important than others throughout the country, they may be less recognisable. If you're an architecture lover or if you merely like checking out strange attractions on your holidays, be sure to read the whole list!
If you're interested at all in contemporary architecture or design or you're just fond of seeing the most unique and unusual things that a city has to offer while on holidays, then Milan has the perfect thing for you. The Bosco Verticale, or Vertical Forest, is a highly unique building in Milan which was opened in 2014. It is composed of a pair of high-rise buildings which are made up of 27 storeys with cantilevered balconies planted with 900 trees and more than 2,000 shrubs and bushes.
If you're interested at all in contemporary architecture or design or you're just fond of seeing the most unique and unusual things that a city has to offer while on holidays, then Milan has the perfect thing for you. The Bosco Verticale, or Vertical Forest, is a highly unique building in Milan which was opened in 2014. It is composed of a pair of high-rise buildings which are made up of 27 storeys with cantilevered balconies planted with 900 trees and more than 2,000 shrubs and bushes.
The effect is astonishing, two lush structures emerging from the earth and towering over the surrounding buildings. Located in the centre of Milan, on the edge of the Isola neighbourhood, they are designed as dwellings which work at being efficient, have minimal impact on the environment and which give their inhabitants the highest possible quality of life. Find a vacation rental in Milan and see the bizarre and beautiful buildings for yourself.
Another very special architectural creation is a monument perched on the top of Mount Grappa in Treviso. This is the Military Memorial Monument of Mount Grappa, or the Sacrario Militare Del Monte Grappa, which is one of the most important military ossuaries of WWI. It was built in 1935, and was designed in collaboration by Giovanni Greppi and Giannino Castiglioni. Its distinctive architecture is inspired by military fortification and the striking form rises up against the skyline, large and austere.
Another very special architectural creation is a monument perched on the top of Mount Grappa in Treviso. This is the Military Memorial Monument of Mount Grappa, or the Sacrario Militare Del Monte Grappa, which is one of the most important military ossuaries of WWI. It was built in 1935, and was designed in collaboration by Giovanni Greppi and Giannino Castiglioni. Its distinctive architecture is inspired by military fortification and the striking form rises up against the skyline, large and austere.
The main monument is composed of five concentric circles, laid on top of each other to form a pyramid and each circle being four meters high and enclosed by a circular terrace 10 meters high, with a little sanctuary on top called the Sanctuary of the Madonnina del Grappa. Made of white local stone, the structure curves with the mountain so that it almost seems to spring naturally from the earth. Find a luxury villa in Veneto and spend a day trekking the mountain with the view of the area and the monument as your reward.
For more of the strangest architectural feats that you don't want to miss on your next trip to Italy, be sure to check our previous posts!
For more of the strangest architectural feats that you don't want to miss on your next trip to Italy, be sure to check our previous posts!
Photo credits
picture 2: Gabriele Dalla Porta / CC BY-SA 2.0;
picture 3: Rics1299 / CC BY-SA 3.0
picture 2: Gabriele Dalla Porta / CC BY-SA 2.0;
picture 3: Rics1299 / CC BY-SA 3.0
