Pyramid 38th parallel

Pyramid 38th parallel otherwise called pyramid of light.

This sculpture is an imposing work of Staccioli 30 meters high and located on a hill in the municipality of Motta d'Affermo in Sicily adjacent to the so-called Fiumara d'Arte. The sculpture consists of hundreds of Corten steel sheets welded together in situ. This steel has the peculiarity that oxidizing takes on an opaque red color. The sculpture is placed in front of the Tyrrhenian Sea and visually encompasses a large part of the northern coast of Sicily, from Cefalù to Milazzo, with the Aeolian Islands in view. The pyramid is located exactly where the 38th earthly parallel passes, which is the one that divides North Korea from South Korea. Instead, the name of the Pyramid of Light comes from the fact that in the summer solstice at sunrise, and only on this day, the rays of the rising sun penetrate the pyramid through a crack carved on the edge of the pyramid flooding the interior of the pyramid with light. For three days, at the turn of the solstice, events are held, some decidedly esoteric, that celebrate the triumph of light over darkness with all the meanings that can be given to this affirmation. The entrance to the pyramid takes place before sunrise through a tunnel that emerges inside the pyramid. Access is not allowed on other days of the year. You reach the site of the pyramid for a narrow and rough road with a lot of slope so it is advisable to visit it with a car of modest size and efficient as recovery by rescue means is extremely difficult. The construction of the pyramid was carried out in situ in about two years of work.