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Danteum

The Danteum is an unbuilt monument proposed by a scholar of Dante, approved by the Benito Mussolini's Fascist government, designed by the modernist architect Giuseppe Terragni. However, in the end about all that remains now are some sketches on paper, scraps of an architectural model of the project and pieces of a project report (Relazione), written by Terragni.

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Como, Lombardy, Italy

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Giuseppe Terragni

1904-1943 · Como, Lombardy, Italy

Role: lead architect

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Giuseppe Terragni was an Italian architect who worked primarily under the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini and pioneered the Italian modern movement under the rubric of Rationalism. His most famous work is the Casa del Fascio built in Como, northern Italy, which was begun in 1932 and completed in 1936; it was built…

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Giuseppe Terragni

studio · Como, Lombardy, Italy

Role: designer

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Casa del Fascio (Como)

1932 · Como, Como, Italy

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Giuseppe Terragni