honorable mention
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E.U.R. - Palace of Italian civilization
for the Universal Exposition that was supposed to take place in Rome in 1942, but which was not made because
World War II broke out. A Littorio style architecture, which incorporates the ancient Roman architecture
but in a modern key (for the time). Imposing buildings built with traditional limestone, tuff and marble.
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entry description
The E.U.R. it is the symbol of the architecture of the early 1900s, a symbol of the planned fascist era urban planningfor the Universal Exposition that was supposed to take place in Rome in 1942, but which was not made because
World War II broke out. A Littorio style architecture, which incorporates the ancient Roman architecture
but in a modern key (for the time). Imposing buildings built with traditional limestone, tuff and marble.
back to gallery