Monday 6 December 2010

The Largest Christmas Tree of the World in Gubbio




L'albero di Natale più grande del mondo si accenderà come ogni anno a Gubbio dall'11 dicembre. Per l'occasione, concerto gratuito della Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra, conosciuta come la piu' grande orchestra sinfonica zigana del mondo.


Oltre 250 punti luminosi di colore verde che ne delineano la sagoma, oltre 300 luci multicolore per il corpo centrale ed oltre 200 punti luminosi sulla cima spalmati su circa 1.000 metri quadri di superficie...questi i principali numeri dell'albero di natale più grande del mondo entrato nel Guinness dei primati già nel 1991.

Dal 1999, l'accensione dell'albero di Gubbio viene festeggiata con un concerto.
Per questa edizione sarà protagonista la Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra, conosciuta come la piu' grande orchestra sinfonica zigana del mondo, ad essere la protagonista del ''Concerto sotto l'Albero'', in programma a Gubbio l'11 dicembre.

L'evento e' promosso dal Comune di Gubbio e dal Centro servizi ''Santo Spirito'', con il patrocinio di Ministero per i Beni e le Attivita' culturali, Regione Umbria e Provincia di Perugia.

In english:

The Largest Christmas Tree of the World in Gubbio

The lighting cerimony will be held on San Domenico's church (11st of December, 9.00 pm) by the Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra

The Christmas Tree, positioned at the base of Mount Ingino, the natural background of the medieval town of Gubbio, is formed by various types of lights that create an absolutely particular and unique chromatic effect: more than 250 green colored lights outline the shape of a Christmas tree that is more than 650 meters high with the center filled with more than 3000 multi-colored lights. At the top of the tree, a star is installed with a surface area of approximately 1000 mq and with more than 200 lights which outline its shape.

The Christmas Tree entered the Guinness Book of Records in the year 1991. It remains turned on during the entire Christmas period and is turned off after Epiphany.

Thousands come every year to Gubbio during the Christmas period to admire the tree.

TREE NUMBERS

1981: first year the tree was erected
1000 m2: the surface area of the star
200: the lights that outline the star
260: the lights that outline the tree
270: the multi-colored lights that are situated inside the tree
8500 m: the total length of the electrical cable used for the wiring
650 m: the height of the tree
350 m: the width of the tree at its base
1350: the sockets and plugs used for connecting the electrical cable and the lights
40: the members of the committee
7: the members present in the Board of Directors
1900: the working hours necessary for erecting the tree
35: the Kw necessary for illuminating all of the lights.
68: the newspapers that up to today have written about the tree

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