Andrea Onorato ’13 above the model of Ancient Rome
The entrance to the Museo della Civilta’ Romana
On the 15th of September Cornell Students took a trip to EUR. The trip was to see the model of Ancient Rome in the Museo della Civilta Romana, shown in Katie MacDonald’s post and also to see the urban design of the EUR area of Rome. Usually a part of Rome that is ignored by tourists, perhaps because of its distance from the historic center or its muddled history, EUR or E42 is a residential and business district in Rome originally planned for the site of the 1942 World’s Fair intended by Benito Mussolini to celebrate 20 years of Fascism. Due to the breakout of World War II, the master plan for EUR was never completed, however the site features a great number of fascist architectural works which exude monumentality and grandeur.
Square Colosseum from the roof of Building of Offices
Wajeha Qureshi and Yoonjee Koh ’13 on the Roof of Building of Offices
Building of Offices
Looking out onto the Palazzo della Civilta’
Square Colosseum