Damanhur, is an eco-society based on ethical and spiritual values, awarded by an agency of the United Nations as a model for a sustainable future.
Founded in 1975, the Federation has about 1,000 citizens and extends over 500 hectares of territory throughout Valchiusella and the Alto Canavese area, at the foothills of the Piedmont Alps.
Damanhur offers courses and events all year round, and it is possible to visit for short periods as well as longer stays for study, vacation or regeneration.
Damanhur promotes a culture of peace and equitable development through solidarity, volunteerism, respect for the environment, art, and social and political engagements.
Would you like to be a citizen of Damanhur for three months, entering into the social and spirital life here? Damanhur offers a new way to get to know the Federation of Communities: temporary citizenship. This is the New Life project. Come and have an experience of community life, during this great moment of social and political transformation that involves the whole world.
The great construction many have called
‘The Eighth Wonder of the World’
Every year thousands of people visit Damanhur to try out the social model, study the philosophy and to meditate in the Temples of Humankind, that great underground construction excavated by hand into the rock by the citizens of Damanhur and which many have called the ‘Eighth wonder of the world’.The Water Hall, the Earth Hall, the Hall of Spheres, the Hall of Mirrors, the Metal Hall, the Blue Temple and the Labyrinth: The Temples of Humankind are an underground work of art, created entirely by hand and dedicated to the divine nature of humanity. It is a great three dimensional book which recounts the history of Humankind through all the art forms, a path of re-awakening to the Divine inside and outside of ourselves.
In the Temples of Humankind, every aspect has a meaning: the colours, the measurements and every detail follow a precise code of forms and proportions; every Hall has its specific resonance and its own sound.
The first and only documentary about the remarkable Federation of Damanhur. This intentional community is best known for it's enormous underground complex of temples.
Directed by: Keith Busha
Runtime: 1 hour 7 minutes
Release year: 2011
Studio: Obscura Films
Damanhur on the web
A blog for Damanhurians, friends, guests and casual readers to discuss and share their experiences of Damanhur.
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Earth Charter
DAMANHUR endorses the Earth Charter.
The Earth Charter is a declaration of fundamental principles for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society for the 21st century.
