Historical Buildings & Cultural Venues
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L&L Luce&Light
Stele Dannunziana
The imposing Stele Dannunziana towers above the Nature Reserve
Pineta Dannunziana, an oasis of peace in the heart of the city of
Pescara. The 67-metre-high obelisk was designed and built in just
two months by the Pescara sculptor, engineer and artist Vicentino
Michetti in 1963, to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the
great poet Gabriele D’Annunzio. The distinctive monument, a symbol
of the city’s identity, stands in an open-air theatre on the edge of the
pine wood and is made of reinforced concrete with a triangular star
floor plan. Its surface is engraved with abstract geometric bas-reliefs
inspired by the events in D’Annunzio’s life and by his most famous
works. The stele echoes previous and contemporary monuments
dedicated to prominent figures. It owes its aesthetics to reinforced
concrete, since it has a marked tapering that comes from three
reinforced concrete “roots” that seem to protrude from the ground.
The obelisk’s lighting was upgraded in collaboration with L&L
Luce&Light. The use of Colorado outdoor linear profiles with built-in
230Vac power supply, capable of lighting particularly tall buildings,
made it possible to accentuate the majesty and grandeur of the
Stele. This was further facilitated by the adjustability of the lighting
body on the Colorado 6.2 version, with 15°and 25° optics, which is
surface mounted with brackets with two pivot points. The coloured
light scenes are courtesy of multicolour high-intensity power RGBW
LEDs and can be controlled through the DMX+RDM protocol.
The results are particularly atmospheric and affecting thanks to
the fixtures’ extraordinary colour mixing and excellent lighting
performance, while recessed optics ensure better visual comfort.
Installation in harsh saline environments such as this one is possible
because of the combination of a body in Anticorodal low-copper-
content aluminium, stainless steel brackets, and technopolymer
end caps, ensuring excellent heat dissipation and outstanding
corrosion resistance. In addition, the screen in grey-serigraphed
and transparent extra-clear glass guarantees impact and scratch
resistance (IK10).
Location
Pescara, Italy
Application
Paths and steps, Museums and exhibitions
Photography
Fabio Di Carlo
Stele Dannunziana
