Abandoned World: Piscina Olimpionica

The Francesco Sartori Naval Colony in Funtanazza was inaugurated on May 13, 1956 and was the last major intervention of the Montevecchio Mining Company in favor of the children of its employees. During the three shifts from June to September, the structure housed six hundred children and one hundred people with specific tasks. The building, made of reinforced concrete, stood on a large and impressive bay. The functional and bright interiors were designed for the temporary stay of children. It was also equipped with two swimming pools, one of which was approved according to CONI standards, a service building, a garage, a janitor's house, an isolation ward for infectious diseases and substations. The colony, commissioned by engineers Filippo Minghetti and Giovanni Rolandi, had cost the company 1,587 million lire, including the eighteen kilometers of road for its connection, eight hectares of pine reforestation, and the water pipeline connected to the Montevecchio aqueduct.

The final closure took place in the early eighties.

Photography NFT from a forgotten part of History for the #200tezos Event.