Palazzo delle Poste, Piazza Bologna, Rome by Ridolfi and dell’Arco
The Palazzo delle Poste at Piazza Bologna in Rome’s Nomentano district was designed by architects Mario Ridolfi and Mario dell’Arco and completed in 1935.
Photographer & Researcher
Stefano Vigolo
Stefano Vigolo photographs and documents Italian architecture of the interwar decades — the years known in Italy as the Ventennio — from Rationalism and Art Déco to the buildings that fall between the guidebooks. He is a researcher of the period.
Contributions: 516 articles · 106 heritage places · 7 events · 12 itineraries · 89 photographs
2,828 articles on the Italian archive
Published on beniculturalionline.it, the Italian archive of this publication, online since 1998. They are being brought into Cultural Heritage Online.
- Stazione di servizio A.G.I.P. (u00a0 Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli ) oggi Stazione di servizio Tamoil - Asmara , Eritrea
- La torre e il treno - Giorgio De Chirico - 1934 ( Stefano Vigolo )
- Villino oggi Sede dell' Ambasciata Etiope in Eritrea - Asmara , Eritrea - Arch. Pietro Del Fabro - 1938
- Fontana di Ghezzabanda oggi Fontana Mai Jah Jah - Asmara , Eritrea - Arch. Lorenzo Azzolini - 1939
- Palazzo Manifatturau00a0Tabacchi oggi Palazzo British e American Tobacco Eritrea - Asmara , Eritrea. 1938
- Edificio abitazione , Quartiere Alfa Romeo - Asmara , Eritrea
- Particolare Bar all'interno del Cinema Odeon - Asmara , Eritrea - Arch. Giuseppe Zacche e Giuseppe Borziani - 1937
- Fabbrica Alfa Romeo - Asmara , Eritrea - 1937
- Cinema Odeon - Asmara , Eritrea - Arch. Giuseppe Zacche e Giuseppe Borziani - 1937
- Edificio abitazione e negozi - Asmara , Eritrea
- Caserma della M.V.S.N ( Milizia Volontaria Sicurezza Nazionale ) oggi Palazzo della Banca d'Eritrea - Asmara , Eritrea
- Cinema Augustus oggi Cinema Capitol - Asmara , Eritrea - Arch. R. Saviele - 1938
Triumphal Arch and War Memorial, Genoa by Marcello Piacentini
Marcello Piacentini designed this triumphal arch as a monument to the fallen in Genoa, completed in 1931. The work exemplifies Rationalist architectural principles of the interwar period.
Casa del Mutilato e del Combattente, Ragusa, by Francesco Fichera
Francesco Fichera designed this 1938 palazzo in Ragusa, Sicily, originally serving as Casa del Mutilato e del Combattente and Palazzo delle Corporazioni. The building now houses the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture.
War Memorial in Chioggia by Domenico Trentacoste
Domenico Trentacoste designed this monument to fallen soldiers in Chioggia, Veneto, in 1926. The work represents the sculptor’s contribution to Italy’s commemoration of the First World War.
Ispica’s Covered Market of 1932 and Its Second Life
Built as the trading heart of the town and finished in 1932, the market lost its purpose to the growing city, became a culture centre in the 1980s and was restored after the 2003 flood.
Advertising Poster by Leopoldo Metlicovitz, 1933
An advertising poster designed by Leopoldo Metlicovitz in 1933. Metlicovitz was among the founding figures of modern Italian poster art.
Stadio Nicola De Simone, Syracuse, 1930–32
A football stadium in Syracuse, Sicily, designed by architect Raffaele Leone and built between 1930 and 1932. Originally named Stadio Vittorio Emanuele III, it was renamed in 1979 to honour a local player.
Monumento alla Vittoria, Bolzano by Marcello Piacentini
The Monumento alla Vittoria in Bolzano was designed by architect Marcello Piacentini between 1926 and 1928. An important example of interwar Italian architecture, the monument reflects Piacentini’s urban vision and design methodology.
War Memorial of Imola by Giovanni Battista Milani, 1928
The Monumento ai Caduti in Imola, Bologna, designed by architect Giovanni Battista Milani with sculptural work by Angelo Zanelli, was completed in 1928.
Casa del Fascio, Taranto by Cesare Bazzani
Cesare Bazzani designed this civic building in Taranto in 1937. It stands as a documented example of Italian Rationalist architecture from the interwar period.