The Palace of Italian civilization in Rome Bashny.Net

Every traveler who visited the Eternal city, is committed to at least a glimpse of the magnificent Colosseum, which became the hallmark of Rome and all of Italy. But supporters atypical routes are sure it will be interesting to explore alternative Roman Colosseum, known as the Square Colosseum.

To do this, go to the South-Western outskirts of Rome, in the suburbs, built for the International exhibition, which was held in Rome in 1942, and named in honor of this event, the quarter of EUR (Esposizione Universale Roma). Suffice it to say that the construction of this area was initiated and supervised by Benito Mussolini, to understand the Imperial scale and enormous scale of the project, intended to demonstrate to the world the greatness of the new Roman Empire, resurgent on the basis of the fascist regime. But the dominant feature of this ambitious complex was the Palace of Italian civilization – this is the official name of the structure that the Romans themselves named associative Square Colosseum.





Modern, square Colosseum and the ancient Roman elliptical prototype parts 19th centuries – the Palace civilizations of Italy was officially opened at the end of 1940. This prominent building outwardly is a huge bright "almost cube", is dotted with endless arcades in the antique manner.

On the project of this building worked the architects Ernesto Bruno La Padula, Giovanni Guerrini, Mario Romano. The initial project to some extent has altered, particularly with regard to repeated changes in the number of arches. In the end, on the facades of buildings can be observed in six rows of nine arches. Some see in this arithmetic is not accidental reminder of Benito Mussolini, the name of which consist of six and nine letters respectively. And the other, referring to the magic of numbers, find the total number of arches of the building, amounting to 216, multiplied by three sixes.

Square Colosseum 68-metre tower has seven floors, one for each arch row and top "hollow". Changing its color in the sun light the walls of the Palace are made of marble and travertine. The building has no main facade, and each of the four facades is a reflection and continuation of the other. This architectural solution, hinting at infinity, to some extent also associated with the ideology professed by the odious dictator.

The traditions of Roman architecture, in addition to encircling arcades, reminiscent installed around the perimeter of the Square Colosseum 28 allegorical statues personifying various spheres of science and art corners, and a Palace sculpture of ancient heroes-the twins, the Dioscuri, sons of Zeus and Leda.

This photogenic object could not ignore the representatives of the film industry. Square Colosseum has more than one film. Among the most famous films "with his participation," can be called the novel of Federico Fellini "the Temptation of Senor Antonio" feed "Boccaccio 70", and the Hollywood blockbuster "Hudson hawk" with Bruce Willis and "equilibrium" with Christian Bale. And one of the last videos, where was the Palace of Italian civilization, became a propaganda video of the party of Silvio Berlusconi, 2010.





But, of course, it is better one time to see in person, than hundred times to see the screen. This original architectural masterpiece, be sure to include in your tour program at least in order so he can impress all the friends and strangers with stories of visiting the Square Colosseum, the existence of which many do not even know.

Source: tiptotrip.ru/