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lunedì 3 settembre 2007

Building of the civilizations - Palazzo delle civiltà


This is one of the four equestrian monuments what they decorate the base the buildings symbol of the fascist architecture wanted by Mussolini.
Questo è uno dei quattro monumenti equestri che decorano la base di uno degli edifici simbolo dell'architettura fascista voluta da Mussolini.

8 commenti:

Geraldo ha detto...

Nazzareno,

When I was in Rome I stayed in a hotel in the EUR neighborhood, and I was surprised to discover this side of Rome which is not so well known as the ancient monuments. I was even more surprised to find similarities in the architecture and the layout of the blocks with those of Brasilia. Could it be that Niemeyer, the communist architect of Brasilia, found inspiration in fascist architecture? Who knows? Opposites attract...

Fénix - Bostonscapes ha detto...

Bellissima riflessione e molto interessante il commento di Geraldo. Stammi bene. Ciao!

Chica, Cienna, and Cali ha detto...

with a past as diverse as Rome has, your blog is always a delightful journey with beautiful pit stops for moi :)

Nazzareno ha detto...

@Gerald:
I think that is the 1930 fascist italia that the 1960 brasile, with these architectures, they wanted to give an image of greatness and prosperity that didn't possess to the world. Luckily the regimes pass and the art remains.
D'accordissimo con Fenix: commento molto stimolante per una discussione sul tema. Ciao

Nazzareno ha detto...

@Moi:
thanks for the beautiful words, they make a lot of pleasure.

Anonimo ha detto...

Thank you for sharing Rome with us with your wonderful photos!

teeth whitener

Fabrizio Zanelli ha detto...

L'architettura razionalista dalla cui involuzione derivò l'architettura fascista è quanto di più orrido con gli anni '60 ilo nostro Paese abbia saputo ahmé produrre. Questa tua foto però... 'nnaggia: è bellissima !!! Il che dimostra quanto sia sempre possibile con un buon occhio saper rimediare o quanto meno smorzare talune brutture :-)

hpy ha detto...

J'ai visité Rome trop brièvement une fois il y a très longtemps, et je crois me rappeler cette statue. J'aimerais bien avoir le temps de revenir, de mieux visiter la ville et d'apprendre à la connaître, mais en attendant je pense que je vais revenir sur ce blog qui me plaît beaucoup par ses photos, par ses textes que j'essaierais de lire en italien, et aussi par le fond qui est gris et donc beaucoup plus doux vis-à-vis des photos que le noir que beaucoup de blogueurs affectionnent pour leurs photos.


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