A silent Sunday

Nuova Gibellina, Sicily, May 2023

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Copyright Debbie Smyth, 16 July 2023

Posted as part of Silent Sunday and Weekend Sky

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Sue says:

July 16, 2023 at 19:45

Empty and silent……

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- Debbie Smyth says:
  
  July 17, 2023 at 08:38
  
  Indeed.
  Built for 20,000 but only around 5,000 living there.
  
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  - Sue says:
    
    July 17, 2023 at 11:09
    
    Not good…
    
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bushboy says:

July 16, 2023 at 09:55

Mind blowing Debbie. The composition is just right. Leads you in then stop, there’s a wall and beyond layers making an alien like face with such a blue sky 😲

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- Debbie Smyth says:
  
  July 16, 2023 at 10:46
  
  Glad you like it, Brian. I wanted to capture the emptiness of this new town. I am told that building is supposed to be a theatre, though it looks more like an abandoned multi-storey car park. I’m hoping to see a livelier version of this town in a couple of months when it hosts a photo festival.
  
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  - bushboy says:
    
    July 16, 2023 at 21:13
    
    More great photos to come 🙂
    
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    - Debbie Smyth says:
      
      July 17, 2023 at 08:40
      
      🙂
      
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Paul says:

July 16, 2023 at 09:27

Wow!! Where are all the people??? 😀

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- Debbie Smyth says:
  
  July 16, 2023 at 10:44
  
  This is one of the new towns built to replace those destroyed in the Belice Valley earthquake. The quietness is partly due to lack of inhabitants – by the time the towns were built many had emigrated.
  
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