Monday, 18 January 2010

Roma Moderna

Believe it or not there is architectural life after the grand plans of Augustus, Hadrian, and even Mussolini. When you need a break from columns and mosaics, Rome has some beautiful modern buildings to offer. The most famous and (not the least controversial) of these is the building designed to house the Ara Pacis.



The last time we went to the Ara Pacis there was a brilliant exhibition about design in Italy going on in the exhibition space downstairs. You can't help falling for design like this:




Another potentially very interesting building is the Zaha Hadid-designed brand new MAXXI museum, which, like most building projects in Italy, is running about 3 years behind schedule. MAXXI stands for Museo delle Arti (MA) del XXI secolo (21st century). I can't wait to stand up in the huge window, it looks spectacular.



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  1. Unknown19 January 2010 at 01:28

    You could have visited the MaXXI from the inside!
    It's been open for a couple of days to visit it while it's still empty.

    Thanks for the pictures and the posts!

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  2. HelloWilson19 January 2010 at 02:03

    Ah brilliant! Thanks for the information. We'll get back over there, it would be cool to have a look while it's still empty. Is it open every day?

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