FIRENZE RAILWAY STATION ITALY – Video

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FIRENZE RAILWAY STATION ITALY
The station was designed in 1932 by a group of architects known as the Gruppo Toscano (Tuscan Group) of which Giovanni Michelucci and Italo Gamberini were among the members; the building was constructed between 1932 and 1934. The plan of the building, as seen from above, looks as if it were based on the fascio littorio, the symbol of Benito Mussolini #39;s National Fascist Party, many documents give this explanation, but, that shape was forced by the pre-existing station. The building is one of the key works of Italian modernism, but has little to do with the Italian Rationalism movement, being more strongly influenced by the Viennese architecture of Loos and Hoffman, with perhaps a nod to Wright; but it is the building #39;s complete originality that makes it outstanding. The competition to design the station was controversial but the approval by Mussolini of the Gruppo Toscano project was hailed as an official acceptance of modernity. The station was designed to replace the aging Maria Antonia Station, one of the few example of architecture by IK Brunel in Italy, and to serve as a gateway to the city centre.From:LAHR GEORGESViews:0 0ratingsTime:04:06More inTravel Events

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