C Temple and the Selinunte wall
C Temple and the Selinunte wall
PLACE: Trapani, Sicilia YEAR: 2019

Between classic and modern: the light that illumines history

The lighting project for Temple C and the walls of Selinunte launched by an initiative of the Cantine Settesoli, in collaboration with the “Archaeological Park of Selinunte and Cave di Cusa” and the “Department of Cultural Heritage and Sicilian Identity”. Thanks to the “Settesoli Sostiene Selinunte” campaign, in fact, for each bottle sold in 2017 10 cents were donated, thus collecting an amount sufficient to light up these areas of the Archaeological Park. From the second half of the seventh century to the end of the fifth century BC the city of Selinunte experienced a period of great economic splendour thanks to its strategic location on the sea which made it a reference point for maritime trade. The great wealth allowed a flourishing development in terms of urban planning, military and templar architecture, sculpture and funerary art. For this reason, in 2013 the site became an extensive archaeological park on the Mediterranean, an important destination for tourists and researchers. To light up a historical heritage of this magnitude, Platek floodlights were chosen that could enhance the shapes but at the same time could give a sober and elegant presence. The Temple C is located at the top of a little hill: the strategic position allows the structure to be admired from afar and at the same time to be surrounded by the suggestive sunset.

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Credits
PROJECT:
Tempio C e Mura di Selinunte

PLACE:
Trapani, Sicilia

LIGHTING DESIGNER:
Ing. Roberto Sannasardo

PHOTOGRAPHER:
Edoardo Delille photographer
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