Artefacts

Foro Mussolini, then Foro Italico

Artefact Type:

building

Description:
Architectural complex built between 1927 and 1933 as a sport complex and venue for celebratory events, taking imperial Roman architecture as a model.

Author:
> Enrico Del Debbio
Original Location:
> Rome
Style:
> Monumental
Project Start Date:
1927
Building Phase Start Date:
1927
Building Phase End Date:
1933-11

Tags: Fascist architecture Monumentalism State art Totalitarian art Public or civic sphere Sacralization Media manipulation Statalization Public spectacle

Themes:

Stile littorio