Contemporary Architecture in Rome

Title: Contemporary Architecture in Rome Category: Architecture Clicks: 1 Listing added: Jul 24, 2008 PageRank: 4/10

Today's view of Rome from the Janiculum shows several changes from that shown by Giuseppe Vasi in his 1765 Grand View of Rome: some alterations are due to the influence of the French occupation of Rome in the early XIXth century (Piazza del Popolo and the Pincio gardens); many to the new role of the city after the 1870 Italian annexation (Monument to Victor Emmanuel II and Palazzo di Giustizia); others to the opening of large avenues during the Fascist period. After WWII most of these modifications came under heavy criticism and with the sole exception of a gigantic Hilton Hotel built in the 1950s on the top of Monte Mario, almost no other contemporary building can be seen from the Janiculum. There are however some very recent examples of contemporary architecture which are located in sites where they do not impact on the traditional view of Rome.