Labirinto della Masone
Illustration — Overview of Labirinto della Masone Labirinto della Masone (Mason Labyrinth), is a maze in the town of Fontanellato near Parma, Italy. It was built by art publisher, designer and editor Franco Maria Ricci (1937–2020) on the suggestion of the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, who was one of Ricci's closest friends. Entirely made of bamboo, the time of its realization, the maze was the largest in the world.
Also recorded as The Mason Labyrinth
Labirinto della Masone
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- Founded
- 2015
- Founder
- Franco Maria Ricci
- Headquarters
- Italy
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Illustration — Overview of Labirinto della Masone Labirinto della Masone (Mason Labyrinth), is a maze in the town of Fontanellato near Parma, Italy. It was built by art publisher, designer and editor Franco Maria Ricci (1937–2020) on the suggestion of the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, who was one of Ricci's closest friends. Entirely made of bamboo, the time of its realization, the maze was the largest in the world.
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Following Ricci's death, the about eight hectares maze is to these days a local tourist attraction. It is adjoined by an arts complex including a museum displaying Ricci's art collection and typeface holdings (especially those of Giambattista Bodoni) and another art gallery exhibiting Ricci's work as a graphic designer. The site also houses the archive of Ricci's publishing house, temporary exhibition halls, conference facilities, concert venues, a restaurant and a café. The museum is part of the Association of Castles of the Dukes of Parma, Piacenza, and Pontremoli. Though the labyrinth lost the title of the largest in the world in 2018 to the Yancheng Dafeng Dream Maze in Yancheng, Jiangsu, PRC, it is still considered the biggest labyrinth made of bamboo plants.
The following is established of the heading itself. It is also recorded that labirinto della Masone is associated with Italy. Institutional cataloguing adds that labirinto della Masone is recorded from 2015.
Labirinto della Masone
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Labirinto della Masone, Fontanellato. Il Labirinto della Masone visto dall'alto.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1111675635, Labirinto della Masone.
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