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THE QUIET MAJESTY OF ROME’S CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE OFTENMEETS AND CLASHES WITH THE LEGACY OF FUTURISM AND THE DYNAMISM OF THE DESIGN THAT IS RELATED TO IT. AND INDEED, JUST A STONE’S THROWAWAY FROM THE SOLEMN PROPYLAEA BUILT BY LUIGI CANINA BY THE YEAR 1830 AND LEADING US INSIDE VILLA BORGHESE, ONE OF THE CITY’S MOST PLEASANT AND WELCOMING SITES, ADVANCING TOWARD THE TIBER WE FIND THE DARING SHAPES OF PONTE FLAMINIO, PLANNED BY THE GREAT VISIONARY ARMANDO BRASINI IN THE DAYS OF THE EUR, BUT NEVER FINISHED. RIGHT NEXT TO IT ARE THE DOMES OF RENZO PIANO’S AUDITORIUM (COMPLETED IN 2003) REMINISCENT OF COLOSSAL ARMORED SCARABS WHOSE PURPOSE IT IS TO ABSORB THE MOTORIAL IMPETUS EMANATING FROM THOSE SPACES. NEARBY, WE CAN ALSOGLIMPSE THE BRIDGE OF MUSIC, INAUGURATED IN 2011 AND LATER DEDICATED TO ARMANDO TROVAJOLI. Discover the multimedia content THE STREETS

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