{"id":38433,"date":"2025-02-13T21:21:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T20:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/la-bella-vita.club\/?p=38433"},"modified":"2025-06-21T19:55:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T17:55:20","slug":"new-start-in-naples-the-demolition-of-the-mafia-tower-blocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/la-bella-vita.club\/en\/neustart-in-neapel-der-abriss-der-mafia-hochhaeuser\/","title":{"rendered":"A new start in Naples: the demolition of the mafia tower blocks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From our editorial team
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The sails of Scampia, the \"Vele di Scampia\", have been a symbol of organised crime and the failure of the state in Naples since the bestseller and Netflix hit \"Gomorrah\". The days of the \"monuments to failure\" are numbered. The demolition is underway.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naples - The former social hotspot with concrete-covered tower blocks and narrow ravines is set to become a completely different, new Scampia. Definitely one without organised crime. That is the plan of Mayor Gaetano Manfredi, who announced locally at the beginning of the year: \"The state is here. And this is no longer the Scampia from Gomorrah.\" That was when the last eleven families moved out of the \"Vela Rossa\", the red sail. The wrecking balls came immediately afterwards. The starting signal for the ambitious \"Restart Scampia\" project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Residential silos for more than 70,000 people<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The aim is to revitalise the entire suburb, which was built from the ground up in the early 1960s. The towers of seven buildings were designed to resemble sails. Designed by Francesco Di Salvo<\/strong> the \"Vele\" were to become home to more than 70,000 people in a confined space. Planned as \"living in a residential community\" with \"socialisation centres\" and many on-site services. Things turned out differently. The \"Vele\" became the largest drug transshipment centre in Europe. The confusing and intricate corridors and piazzas in the buildings, which were intended to be reminiscent of the historic centre of Naples, made the work of the police considerably more difficult.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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