50 Wonders | John McAslan: Church of the Freeway of the Sun

2022-02-02T07:00:00

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John McAslan

Wonder: Chiesa Dell’ Autostrada del Sole

Architect: Giovanni Michelucci, 1966

Nominator: John McAslan

Chiesa Dell’ Autostrada del Sole – the Church of the Freeway of the Sun – is a wondrous church located on a motorway service area just north of Florence and wedged between the A1 and A11 autostradas, but accessible by foot from outwith the autostrada system.

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