Walking in the streets of L'Aquilla

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

ITALY | Tuesday, 2 July 2013 | Views [336] | View Larger Image

This building is a government building for ministry of agriculture and you can see each and every pillar and column is being supported by a Scaffolding and the cracks can also be seen on the building and poor side is that there is very little improvements in restoration work even after 5 years of the earthquake. Many of the sites have been declared as not fit for living by archeological department.

This image is of a residence apartment which is barely visible and completed covered with the Scaffolding to support the building and prevent it from collapsing. The Scaffolding's supporting the buildings is a very common scene in L'aquilla and you can hardly see a building without the Scaffolding.

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Another view of a building with Scaffolding's supporting the structure and also cracks can be seen in the walls. The earthquake made nearly made 70000 people homeless and killed around 300 people. Many of the old structures were completely collapsed and the city is filled with cranes all over carrying out reconstructions and Scaffolding supporting each and every structure giving a deserted look to the whole city.

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Walking in the streets of L'Aquilla

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

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