Friday, June 02, 2006

Saints?

The building in the picture is located in the EUR neighbourhood of Rome. The area was intended for the universal exhibit wanted by Mussolini during the Second World War. The event was canned because of it. It’s a nice area of the city with wide open spaces and large buildings. This one is also called the “Squared Coliseum” and is typical of the architecture of that period. The saying high above on the building, typical of the Mussolini period, says the following:

“A nation of poets, artists, heroes, saints, thinkers, scientists, navigators and transmigrates”.

Not too sure on the word “saints” though…

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