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We almost all have dreams, most of us have imagination and are inspired by people or events in life.
But what happens when you mix the three.
One gentleman living in Argentina, Antonio Campana, received a devastating terminal diagnoses in 1976, he was given just months to live with tonsil cancer. He was a very wealthy man and instead of dwelling on his prognosis, he sold everything that he owned, bought a patch of polluted land and set to work on realising his dream
Campanopolis
He built a fantasy village. Designed entirely in his imagination, using old discarded rubbish, broken and damaged items from demolished buildings, rubbish dumps, things left on the side of the road or dumped in local rivers and lakes.
He had his family help him build his dream and despite being gravely ill, he continued building in a variety of different styles according to what he was given or found.
This dream kept him going til he died in 2008. And now his family are keeping up his inspiration and his dream
The village is now open to the public, the collection of eclectic and eccentric buildings, sculptures and gardens are visited by thousands of people every year
The first time that I visited Buenos Aires I did a ship tour to this village, its pure fantasy, its beautiful and brings a smile cos every corner brings you to something exciting
The website is in Spanish, but there are several images of what is there.....one man's dream, his inspiration to live as long as he could and a glimpse into his very vivid imagination..
But what happens when you mix the three.
One gentleman living in Argentina, Antonio Campana, received a devastating terminal diagnoses in 1976, he was given just months to live with tonsil cancer. He was a very wealthy man and instead of dwelling on his prognosis, he sold everything that he owned, bought a patch of polluted land and set to work on realising his dream
Campanopolis
He built a fantasy village. Designed entirely in his imagination, using old discarded rubbish, broken and damaged items from demolished buildings, rubbish dumps, things left on the side of the road or dumped in local rivers and lakes.
He had his family help him build his dream and despite being gravely ill, he continued building in a variety of different styles according to what he was given or found.
This dream kept him going til he died in 2008. And now his family are keeping up his inspiration and his dream
The village is now open to the public, the collection of eclectic and eccentric buildings, sculptures and gardens are visited by thousands of people every year
The first time that I visited Buenos Aires I did a ship tour to this village, its pure fantasy, its beautiful and brings a smile cos every corner brings you to something exciting
The website is in Spanish, but there are several images of what is there.....one man's dream, his inspiration to live as long as he could and a glimpse into his very vivid imagination..