Searching for snowscapes we travelled up the mountain to Ještěd at the summit of which stands a futuristic tower designed by the architect Hubáček during the Communist era in 1963 and opened in 1973. It looks like the sort of building one might find on Mars, or at this frozen time of year, perhaps Uranus. […]
Architecture
Rome’s Fascist Era
Architecture in Rome thrived under fascism although there were some shocking demolitions involved in order to clear the way for Mussolini’s new Roman Empire. Some projects were halted during the war years and only completed afterwards. Known as Italian Rationalism it is often unfairly derided as ‘fascist architecture’. The most notable building is the edifice […]
fascist architecture