Osteria Ai Pioppi

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Osteria Ai Pioppi
Bruno, the founder and his family in 1969.
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Osteria Ai Pioppi is located in Italy
Osteria Ai Pioppi
Location within Italy
Restaurant information
EstablishedJune 15, 1969 (1969-06-15)
Rating4.4/5 on Google Maps[1]
Street addressVia VIII Armata, 76
CityNervesa della Battaglia
StateTV
Postal/ZIP Code31040
CountryItaly
Coordinates45°50′36″N 12°10′50″E / 45.843218°N 12.180442°E / 45.843218; 12.180442
Websitehttp://aipioppi.com/

Osteria Ai Pioppi is a restaurant located in Nervesa della Battaglia, Italy. The restaurant's main attraction is a human-powered playground.[2][3]

History

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Bruno's hooks he created in 1969 that sparked his love of welding.

In 1969, the restaurant began as a small outdoor sausage and wine stand built by Bruno Ferrin. When Bruno needed hooks to hang sausages, he turned to a blacksmith, but was told he could make the hooks himself. This led to Bruno taking an interest in welding, and he began to weld pieces of metal together for the children who visited his restaurant. This welding project grew until Bruno had welded an entire amusement park of rides that were all human powered.[4]

Attractions

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A list of attractions that can be found at the playground outside the restaurant includes:[5]

  • Death Ride [6]
  • Slide with Jumping
  • 3-lane slide
  • Vitruvian Man
  • Roller Curve
  • Ballerina
  • Hill
  • Bob
Attraction in Osteria ai Pioppi, 2017

References

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  1. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  2. ^ "Ai Pioppi Playground". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  3. ^ "Man Spends 40 Years Building Giant Kinetic Carnival Rides to Advertise Family Restaurant in Italy". Colossal. 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  4. ^ "La nostra storia". Osteria ai Pioppi (in Italian). 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  5. ^ "Parco giochi". Osteria ai Pioppi (in Italian). 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  6. ^ Tom Scott (2015-04-06), The Human-Powered, Giant Theme Park Playground: Ai Pioppi, retrieved 2017-08-18