Artist Edoardo Tresoldi creates extravagant sculptures using metal wires.
Artist Edoardo Tresoldi creates extravagant sculptures using metal wires.
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For his newest project, he reconstructed a previously destroyed ancient church in Puglia, Italy.
For his newest project, he reconstructed a previously destroyed ancient church in Puglia, Italy.
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The structure is built using hundreds of yards of wire mesh.
The structure is built using hundreds of yards of wire mesh.
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It took three months to complete the €3.5 million ($3.9 million) artwork.
It took three months to complete the €3.5 million ($3.9 million) artwork.
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The artist's transparent basilica is exactly the same size as the original that stood in its place centuries before.
The artist's transparent basilica is exactly the same size as the original that stood in its place centuries before.
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This is Tresoldi's largest installation to date.
This is Tresoldi's largest installation to date.
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The installation was erected to coincide with the opening of a nearby archaeological park.
The installation was erected to coincide with the opening of a nearby archaeological park.
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Tresoldi describes the project as "the return of this great building as if it was part of the historical memory of the place."
Tresoldi describes the project as "the return of this great building as if it was part of the historical memory of the place."
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The ghostly structure also features metal wire versions of sculptures that stood within the original church.
The ghostly structure also features metal wire versions of sculptures that stood within the original church.
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Tresoldi's recent projects include a metal wire archway for Milan Fashion Week, and a hovering dome for the Secret Garden Party festival in Abbots Ripton.
Tresoldi's recent projects include a metal wire archway for Milan Fashion Week, and a hovering dome for the Secret Garden Party festival in Abbots Ripton.
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Inside a ghostly reconstruction

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Spaces, a digital publication exploring new ways to live and work.

CNN  — 

Artist Edoardo Tresoldi has created a ghostly reconstruction of a destroyed basilica at the Santa Maria Maggiore di Siponto church in Puglia, Italy.

The permanent installation – made from transparent metal wiring – marks the opening of a new archaeological park beside an existing church.

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Built in three months, the €3.5 million ($3.96 million) structure corresponds to the original size of the Paleo-Christian basilica that once stood on the site.

Tresoldi, who conceived similar works for last year’s Secret Garden Party and Milan Fashion Week, describes his installation as ‘a return of this great building as if it was part of the historical memory of the place.’

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