SEPTEMBER 2010 – The Palazzo della Direzione Miniera di Ingurtosu in Ingurtosu, Sardinia, Italy. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
A while ago I shared an image of the ruins of the Laveria Brassey, remains of the time when the area was active in mining. When the mines were closed, the surrounding villages and towns were hit severly.
One of these victims is Ingurtosu. When we approached the village, it looked like your typical Italian village on the countryside. Then we took a second look, and discovered that many buildings were in fact ruins. The roofs were damaged, sometimes badly, windows were missing or covered by simple wood. And there were no people to be seen or heard. And no traffic at all. It was like a ghost town.
The Palazzo della Direzione Miniera di Ingurtosu used to be the “management building” – aka “the castle” – and housed the administrative and technical offices of the mine. When driving along the road from Montevecchio you will pass its large arch that towers over the road.
The building was constructed in neo-medieval style around 1870 under the direction of a German engineer and seems to be still in good condition today – a weird contrast to the ruins of the smaller buildings in the village.
Read more at arbusturismo.it (in Italian.)
Design ideas
The high resolution image
| Capture Date & Time | 01-SEP-2010, 15:03 |
| Location | Ingurtosu, Sardinia, Italy |
| Camera | Canon EOS 5D |
| Lens | Canon EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM |
| ISO | 100 |
| Exposure | 1/2500 sec at f/2.8 |
| Digital Image Source Format | Canon Camera RAW (CR2) |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 4286 x 2857 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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