The Pyramid of the 38th Parallel - Sicily Italy

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If you have watched a lot of MASH you might be aware of the term the 38th Parallel - it is the approximate border between North and South Korea. The cease-fire line of the Korean War roughly followed the 38th parallel, and the country remains divided along that line today.

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But what does that have to do with Italy, and in particular the north coast of Sicily, well that is also (approximately) the 38th Parallel and there is a monument there which marks that spot.

It is a 30m high hollow pyramid made of Corten steel, you know that type of self-rusting steel that was on every second house on Grand Designs in the early series.

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This Pyramid doesn't make the border of two countries but rather it's on a very big hill and overlooks a valley and a highway, and I guess the North Coast of Sicily.

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It's all back of the Fiumara d'Arte outdoor sculpture museum which is spread over about 60km in Northern Sicily. This piece is by Mauro Staccioli

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