EUR local?

While Rowena was here visiting we had a quick trip to the very strange and striking Roman suburb of Esposizione Universale Roma (EUR). The centre piece of EUR is the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana building - a masterclass in Fascist architecture and, despite its associations, quite beautiful. The area, now a little deserted and eery, was built as an Exhibition Centre by Mussolini and couldn't be a bigger contrast to the chaos of central Roman architecture and life.