Giuliano Mauri's "Cattedrale Vegetale" is arguably the most impressive piece of ‘natural architecture’ on Earth. Located at the foot of Mount Arera on the outskirts of Bergamo in the North of Italy, this living sculpture consists of a cage made from wooden poles, assembled to represent the columns of a church nave. Inside this cage, Mauri planted eighty hornbeam saplings. The artist claims that, in fifteen years time, the supporting structure will have gradually decayed and the hornbeams will have grown to form a completely organic "cathedral".
Groundwork
Cathedral
"Cattedrale Vegetale"
Structres By Giuliano Mauri's
"Cattedrale Vegetale"
Natural Architecture
Growing
Temple
Growth
People Viewing "Cattedrale Vegetale"
Natural Temple