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Rome, the"Eternal City", is a unique palimpsest dating back to Antiquity.However, beyond the historic center built over millennia on the famous sevenhills another Rome exists, one of large and often stunning modernneighborhoods, housing estates, schools, and public buildings. When Rome becameItalys capital in 1871, the population increased extensively and the cityexceeded its boundaries since Roman times, the Aurelian Walls. Thisextraordinary transformation laid the foundation for many new quarters built toaccommodate civil servants and rural migrants, drawing on vernacular andancient Roman traditions and blending past and present. This book looks atRomes evolution and architecture from the 19th century onwards, embodying akind of "Splendid Ordinary" a journey that is full of discoveries.
- Withcontributions by Lucio Barbera, Anna Irene Del Monaco, Jean-François Lejeune,Salvatore Santuccio, Daniel Solomon
- Attractivein-depth portraits of 16 neighborhoods with photographs and drawings
- Anexcursion on post-WWII Italian cinema highlights the locations of famous movies
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