Ice Hockey
For once a little practicality - no one plays ice hockey in the nude!
Enrico del Debbio, one of Mussolini's favorite architects, built the Stadio dei Marmi as part of the complex for celebrating the Deccenale, or 10 Year Anniversary of the Fascist Era (1932). It is still used today by the Italian Olympic Committee and other athletic organizations. One of the great wonders of the Republic is that it never purged Mussolini as thoroughly as Germany removed Hitler from public visibility.
For a modern political reuse of the Fascist monument, see this political poster from 2008. They're still arguing about the degree to which they ought to preserve, conserve, and restore this site, given its political past.
The whole group came up here today, though my photos are from 2 separate visits.
Ice Hockey
For once a little practicality - no one plays ice hockey in the nude!
Enrico del Debbio, one of Mussolini's favorite architects, built the Stadio dei Marmi as part of the complex for celebrating the Deccenale, or 10 Year Anniversary of the Fascist Era (1932). It is still used today by the Italian Olympic Committee and other athletic organizations. One of the great wonders of the Republic is that it never purged Mussolini as thoroughly as Germany removed Hitler from public visibility.
For a modern political reuse of the Fascist monument, see this political poster from 2008. They're still arguing about the degree to which they ought to preserve, conserve, and restore this site, given its political past.
The whole group came up here today, though my photos are from 2 separate visits.