Via della Conciliazione: Topographic Views

Gilchrist, Scott
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/115664
Date
1997
Description
View of a single obelisk and street light; Construction of this boulevard, conceived by Mussolini as a monumental preface to the faraway dome of St. Peter's Basilica, required the demolition of a series of medieval neighborhoods between 1936 and 1950, rendering it without challenge the most disliked avenue in Rome.
Type of Work
topographical view; photograph
Subject
architectural exteriors, cityscapes, City planning, Twentieth century
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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