Pantelleria - Chiesa Matrice

The Mother Church which stands in the center of the country, near the Castle and overlooking the square where the town hall, has been recently built, among many controversies, after the demolition of the old building from the middle of the last century He had serious stability problems. The new facility has a strong volume, the project is full of suggestions that combine Christian symbolism with architectural elements typical of Pantelleria. The classroom, dominated by the central dome, is surrounded by a fifth wall, in which there are three entrances: the sea side, Corso Vittorio Emanuele and Via Mazzini. The architecture of the new church is characterized by linear forms, offered by the concrete surface to face a colorful view, and tends to attract bright suggestions, from the drilling of the fifth city by the window overlooking the sea. The project will combine the Christian religion with the forms and elements of Pantelleria tradition is also evident inside the building, with the presence of an olive tree, a sign not only of peace, but also of the tree of life to a garden that recalls the Eden, the reception symbol alliance with God by man.