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A piazza (Italian pronunciation:) is a city square in Italy, Malta, along the Dalmatian coast and in surrounding regions. Possibly influenced by the centrality of the Forum (Roman) to ancient Mediterranean culture, the piazze of Italy are central to most towns and cities.
With the Unification of Italy in 1861 and the transfer of the capital to Rome in 1870, Montecitorio was seized by the Italian government and chosen as the seat of the Chamber of Deputies, after consideration of various possibilities. The former internal courtyard was roofed over and converted into a semi-circular assembly room by Paolo Comotto.
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Since the Middle Ages the piazza was in such a state of abandonment to be also called "colle caprino" (goat hill), as it was used for grazing goats after the triumphal journey organized in Rome in honor of Charles V in 1536. The existing design of the Piazza del Campidoglio and the surrounding palaces was created by Michelangelo.
This form of Futurist architecture was pioneered by Antonio Sant'Elia and hence by Gruppo 7, formed in 1926. After the dissolution of the group, it was adopted by single artists like Giuseppe Terragni ( Casa del Fascio , Como), Adalberto Libera ( Villa Malaparte in Capri ) and Giovanni Michelucci ( Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station ).
Palazzo Caprini was a Renaissance palazzo in Rome, Italy, in the Borgo rione between Piazza Scossacavalli and via Alessandrina (also named Borgo Nuovo).It was designed by Donato Bramante around 1510, or a few years before.
It was designed by Italian architect Giuseppe Terragni (1904–1943) [1] and it was inaugurated in 1936 as the local casa del fascio, i.e. office of the National Fascist Party. [2] After the fall of Fascism in 1945 , it was used by the National Liberation Committee Parties and in 1957, it became the headquarters of the local Finance Police ...
The facade stands out with its dramatic design and layered niches. In 1627, Richini designed the façade of the Collegio Elvetico (now the seat of Archivio di Stato), using a curved design to connect the interior and exterior. This innovative approach, possibly the first curved Baroque façade, anticipated themes later seen in Borromini's work ...