Giuliano Mauri’s “Cattedrale Vegetale” is arguably the most impressive piece of natural architecture on Earth.

Inside this cage, Mauri planted eighty hornbeam saplings.

The Cathedral comprises 42 columns forming a basilica of five aisles.

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As the beeches grow they will form a natural roof across the Cathedral.

The Cathedral takes up 650 square meters and took months to construct.

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