Rome’s new mayor announced on 30 Apr his intention to destroy the museum building designed by Richard Meier that was only completed in 2006. Mayor Gianni Alemanno claimed it isn’t his top priority though.
Rome’s architecture over the centuries has greatly developed, especially from the Classical and Imperial Roman styles to modern Fascist architecture.
Located in the small valley between the Palatine and Capitoline Hills, the Forum today is a sprawling ruin of architectural fragments and intermittent archaeological excavations attracting 4.5 million sightseers yearly.
Campo de’ Fiori Rome, Italy – Italian capital public realm space: architecture pictures, Roman building images – Campo dei Fiori photos, Rome building
The new museum for Cagliari serves as a landmark for the city – welcoming visitors from the sea, sharing its public dimension with the urban complex through a network of public paths.
