Skanderbeg Square and the Ministries, Tirana
Tirana’s central square, framed by the ochre neo-Renaissance ministries of the Brasini-Di Fausto plan of 1925 and onwards.
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Published on beniculturalionline.it, the Italian archive of this publication, online since 1998. They are being brought into Cultural Heritage Online.
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- Le performance di beniculturalionline.it
- Scrivania Nomos 1984 c.
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- Washstand, 1904
- Sgabello Mezzadro, 1957
- Poltrona Joe, 1970
- Sedia a dondolo - UOVO modello Nu00b0 267
- Panchina, 1906-1914 c. in stile Art Nouveau
- Jaguar E-Type
- Poltrona Barcelona - Mies van der Rohe
Massawa–Asmara Cableway (Teleferica) — dismantled
The 71.8 km Massawa-Asmara cableway (1935-37, Ceretti & Tanfani) was the longest in the world at its completion, lifting 30 tonnes an hour from the Red…
Uaddan Hotel and Casino, Tripoli
Florestano Di Fausto’s 1935 hotel-casino on the Tripoli waterfront, with its 500-seat theatre and white domes: the “Waldorf Astoria of Tripoli”, restored…
Tripoli International Fair (Fiera di Tripoli)
Created by the Italian government in 1927 as the showcase of colonial Libya, the Tripoli International Fair is the oldest trade fair in Africa, still…
Gondar: the Italian-Era New Centre (1936–1941)
The modernist piazza district Italian planners built at Gondar in 1936–41 to Gherardo Bosio’s plan, beside the castles of Fasil Ghebbi.
Kallithea Springs (Terme di Calitea), Rhodes
Pietro Lombardi’s 1929 thermal complex at Kallithea Bay, Rhodes: Moorish arches, pebble-mosaic floors and a domed rotunda over springs used since…
The Former Italian Concession of Tianjin (Tientsin)
Italy’s only possession in Asia: a 46-hectare quarter of Liberty villas on the Hai river, held 1901-1947.
An Italian Quarter in China: the Tianjin Concession, 1901-1947
The least known of Italy’s territories was in northern China: the Tianjin concession, 458,000 square metres of Liberty villas on the Hai river, held from the Boxer Protocol of 1901 to 1947 — and restored by the Chinese city in 2005-2008 as the Italian Style Town. Final piece in the overseas territories series.
Italian-Era Albania: the Tirana Axis, from Brasini’s Plan to Bosio’s Square
Never formally a colony, Albania holds the rare case of an Italian interwar plan still serving as a capital’s heart: the Tirana axis drawn by Brasini in 1925, built by Di Fausto at Skanderbeg Square and completed by Bosio in 1939-41 — adopted, not erased, by every regime since. Sixth in the overseas territories series.
Mother Teresa Square and the former Casa del Fascio, Tirana
The monumental square Gherardo Bosio built in 1939-41 at the head of Tirana’s boulevard as Piazza del Littorio: its Casa del Fascio is today…