The Congress Palace
Description
The modern garden city of the E.U.R. became an ideal centre for a group of sports venues which had been constructed not only because of the XVII Olympiad but also to meet the ever-increasing sports requirements of the capital.
The project for these buildings was originally drawn up in 1935 for the Universal Exhibition of Rome (E. U. R.), a gathering which was to be called the " Olympiad of Civilisation ", and more commonly known by the abbreviation of " E. 42 ".
The plans for " E. 42 " were based on maps of ancient Roman towns which even today are a guide to all good town-planning. At the time it was decided to create a large new quarter which would be both classical and modern in style as well as to achieve two objectives:— to organise an exceptional exhibition and, secondly, once the event was over, to use the buildings as premises for cultural, artistic and recreational Institutes. It was thus that a really important quarter came into being, comprising magnificent buildings such as:— the Palazzo dei Congressi (Congress Palace), the Palazzo delle Scienze (Palace of Sciences), the Palazzo delle Arti Antiche (Palace of Antique Arts) and the Palazzo della Civilizzazione Italiana e delle Tradizioni Popolari (Palace of Italian Civilisation and Popular Traditions). All these are at present the headquarters of important Associations, cultural Institutes and Museums.
The project for these buildings was originally drawn up in 1935 for the Universal Exhibition of Rome (E. U. R.), a gathering which was to be called the " Olympiad of Civilisation ", and more commonly known by the abbreviation of " E. 42 ".
The plans for " E. 42 " were based on maps of ancient Roman towns which even today are a guide to all good town-planning. At the time it was decided to create a large new quarter which would be both classical and modern in style as well as to achieve two objectives:— to organise an exceptional exhibition and, secondly, once the event was over, to use the buildings as premises for cultural, artistic and recreational Institutes. It was thus that a really important quarter came into being, comprising magnificent buildings such as:— the Palazzo dei Congressi (Congress Palace), the Palazzo delle Scienze (Palace of Sciences), the Palazzo delle Arti Antiche (Palace of Antique Arts) and the Palazzo della Civilizzazione Italiana e delle Tradizioni Popolari (Palace of Italian Civilisation and Popular Traditions). All these are at present the headquarters of important Associations, cultural Institutes and Museums.
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