Damanhur and the Temples of Humankind

Awarded by the United Nations as a model for a sustainable future, Damanhur is an eco-society based upon ethical and spiritual values. Damanhur promotes a culture of peace and balanced development through solidarity, voluntary work, respect for the environment, art and social and political commitment.

Founded in 1975, the Federation numbers around 1,000 citizens and extends across approximately 500 hectares of territory scattered across Valchiusella and the area of Alto Canavese, in the foothills of the Piedmont Alps.


Damanhur has centres and points of contact in Italy, Europe, Japan and the United States, and collaborates with international organisations committed to the social, civic and spiritual development of the planet.

Damanhur has a Constitution, an alternative monetary system, a daily newspaper and magazines, artistic workshops, a research centre for medical and scientific applications, a free university and schools for the young ones upto the third year of middle school.

The Federation is renowned throughout the world, not least because its citizens have created the Temples of Humankind, an extraordinary, underground, work of art dedicated to the Re-awakening of the divine part of every human being, and considered by many as the Eighth Wonder of the World. The artistic workshops that have created the Temples are to be found together at Damanhur Crea, a centre for innovation, wellbeing and research, open to the public every day of the year.

Damanhur offers courses and events for every season, and it is possible to visit both for short stays and for longer stays for study, holidays or regeneration.


Living in harmony with the Earth and aiding the evolution of the collective consciousness of Humanity -

http://www.damanhur.org/

A beautifully inspiring book about Damanhur, its magnificent development and its purpose -

http://www.amazon.com/Damanhur-Temples-Humankind-Silvia-Buffagni/dp/1556435770/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239317398&sr=8-1