(27 Mar 1995) T/I 10:00:04
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CITY FOUND IN ITALIAN MOUNTAINS
Italy Eng Comm Duration: 1.15"
An Italian sect has been discovered carving out a mammoth labyrinth of temples deep in the heart of the Alps of northern Italy. The community of artisans and spiritualists had been secretly building their underground kingdom, near Turin in Valchiusella, since 1977 when 12 founding members axed their way into the mountain face to build a place for meditation. Now that it has been discovered, the community of Damanhur, named after an ancient Egypt city, is battling to save it's "Temple of Man". Damanhur is home to almost 600 people: a "mini-state" complete with it's own currency, government, laws and schools. It's founder, Oberto Airaudi stated: "We're not a religious sect, we study magic and the esoteric and have placed mankind at the heart of things". The community is almost self-sufficient carrying out some 40 different small enterprises - making everything from jewellery, food and clothing with unique metal designs. Access to the complex is gained through a small wooden door on the side of a hilltop house which leads to a corridor with paintings drawn from Egyptian mythology. Inside are rooms filled with mosaics, mirrors, murals and stained glass windows. The labyrinth has been kept secret through the use of concealed doorways --- walls which appear to close off passage ways are actually huge stone doors; altars also double as drawbridges.
SHOWS:
DAMANHUR COMMUNITY, NEAR TURIN, VALCHIUSELLA, ITALY. PAN of mountains. CU of altar of temple, PULL-OUT to WS. Track of corridor with Egyptian paintings. Founder Oberto Airaudi opening door in wall. Stained-glass ceiling, PAN down to pillars in temple. Women singing in temple, PULL-OUT out to WS. Airaudi speaking. Sign of community. Children playing in playground. Woman weaving. Jar on conveyor belt being labelled Carved figure. CU of wind chime.
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