Artefact Type:

building

Description:

Eclectic building with rationalist as well as monumentalist elements, part of the EUR project, a majestic architectural complex designed to host the 1942 world's fair which should celebrate the 20th anniversary of Fascism's rise to power.

Original Location:

Viale della Civiltà del Lavoro, Roma

Style(s):

monumental, Rationalist

Notes:

The building was part of the E42 project

Author(s):

Adalberto Libera

Project Start Date :

1937

Building Phase Start Date :

1939

Building Phase End Date :

1943

Theme(s) :

Italian Rationalism

Tag(s) :

Monumentalism
State art
Totalitarian art
Public or civic sphere
Internationalization
Public spectacle
Visibility