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Approximately 120 kilometers north-east of the
Italian city of Turin is the village of Viganella. It is a small
community of a couple hundred German Buddhists, is located near the
Swiss border, in an alpine valley at the foot of high mountains. It
was in this mountain, and was the main problem. Every year from
November 11 to February 2, Village plunged into the
gloom.
On the whole 83 days the sun ceased its cover,
hiding behind the mountain. The Village Square, which on ordinary
days the children were playing and adults were collected, emptied,
and life in the village like a standstill. This is very worried
about the rural elder Perfranko Mead. The solution came up with the
original: on the neighboring hill found a giant mirror reflecting
the sun's rays into the valley. Automation monitors the progress of
the sun and turns the mirror to the desired angle. Fabrication and
installation cost about 100,000 euros. |
