Architecture
Grattacielo Piccolo, Fiume by Raoul Puhali
A modest skyscraper designed by Italian engineer Raoul Puhali and completed in 1940 in Fiume, Croatia. The building survived Allied bombing during World War…
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Art
Il bacino di San Marco a Venezia by Aldo Carpi
A 1937 painting of Venice's lagoon by Italian artist Aldo Carpi, now held in the Fondazione Cariplo collection. The work depicts the expansive waters…
March 2023
Architecture
Palazzo del Banco di Roma, Milan, by Cesare Scoccimarro
A 1939–40 banking palace in Milan designed by architect Cesare Scoccimarro, now headquarters of UniCredit. The building reflects the architectural priorities of its era.
March 2023
Architecture
Palazzo Gualino, Turin: Levi-Montalcini & Pagano, 1928–30
An office building designed by architects Gino Levi-Montalcini and Giuseppe Pagano for entrepreneur Riccardo Gualino, Palazzo Gualino stands as an important example of early…
March 2023
Sculpture
Monument to Francesco Petrarca by Alessandro Lazzerini, Arezzo (1928)
A sculptural monument to the medieval poet Francesco Petrarca, created by Italian sculptor Alessandro Lazzerini and installed in Arezzo in 1928.
March 2023
Architecture
Bank of Italy Palace, Taranto, by Cesare Bazzini (1937)
A 1937 palazzo in Taranto designed by engineer Cesare Bazzini originally housed the Bank of Italy. The building now serves as home to the…
March 2023
Architecture
Ex Caserma Pastrengo, Ferrara, by Virgilio Coltro
A monumental barracks designed by engineer Virgilio Coltro and constructed from 1925 to 1926 in Ferrara. Originally built as a Carabinieri station, it now…
March 2023
Architecture
Alcântara: Brazil’s Monument City Frozen in Colonial History
Declared a Monument City of Brazil in 1948, Alcântara in Maranhão State preserves the architectural and social legacy of Portuguese colonialism through abandoned palaces,…
March 2023
Architecture
Ospedale Antonio Cardarelli, Naples, by Alessandro Rimini
The Ospedale Antonio Cardarelli in Naples was designed by architect Alessandro Rimini between 1927 and 1934. Today it stands as the largest hospital in…
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