SEPTEMBER 2010 – Mosaic on the wall of Chiesa Salesiana SS. Redentore in Arborea, Sardinia, Italy. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
Our 2010 trip to the island of Sardinia was a photographic feast. There are so many beautiful and interesting sights that it’s impossible to visit them all in just two weeks.
This shows a mosaic on the wall of Chiesa Salesiana SS. Redentore in Arborea near Oristano. The colors are intense, and the picture is captivating.
However, the real story is the history of the village Arborea. It’s an artificial village (i.e. not grown organically) that was built by the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini and inaugurated in 1928 as Mussolinia. The layout of the village follows a strict geometrical pattern of using just straight streets, and the buildings have been designed to meet the taste of Mussolini and they often look quite pompous.
The village was renamed to Arborea after Mussolini was dismissed in February 1944.
Design ideas
The high resolution image
| Capture Date & Time | 01-SEP-2010, 12:56 |
| Location | Arborea, Sardinia, Italy |
| Camera | Canon EOS 5D |
| Lens | Canon EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM |
| ISO | 50 |
| Exposure | 1/100 sec at f/4 |
| Digital Image Source Format | Canon Camera RAW (CR2) |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 4308 x 2872 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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