Comments on: Square Colosseum http://www.italiannotebook.com/art-archaeology/square-colosseum/ The Free, Brief, Daily email from Italy read by (tens of) thousands worldwide! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:36:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lisa Tucci http://www.italiannotebook.com/art-archaeology/square-colosseum/#comment-978 Lisa Tucci Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:27:35 +0000 http://www.italiannotebook.com/?p=3575#comment-978 Wow. I live nearby and never really had much vim & vigor to check out the mercato...! thanks for sharing. lrt Wow. I live nearby and never really had much vim & vigor to check out the mercato…! thanks for sharing.
lrt

]]> By: hebegb http://www.italiannotebook.com/art-archaeology/square-colosseum/#comment-764 hebegb Thu, 14 May 2009 14:41:19 +0000 http://www.italiannotebook.com/?p=3575#comment-764 Dear Anthony, you are right. Perhaps I should have specified "allegedly not a coincidence". However, given that: - the academic architectural community still has not come to an agreement whether the six and nine arches symbolizing the letters in Mussolini's name were intentional or not, - this specific building was one of Mussolini's personal preferred projects within the larger EUR project, - Mussolini is quite known for having had a strong "cult of personality", - and that there is an enormous statue of Mussolini on the foyer of this building, I therefore feel that enough evidence supports the notion that the six and nine arches symbolize the letters of Mussolini's first and last name. Not too sure how this is gratuitous, insensitive, and stupid. Maybe I'm not seeing your point of view. If that's the case, do know I'm sincerely interested. Please let me know! Kind regards, GB Dear Anthony, you are right. Perhaps I should have specified “allegedly not a coincidence”. However, given that:

- the academic architectural community still has not come to an agreement whether the six and nine arches symbolizing the letters in Mussolini’s name were intentional or not,
- this specific building was one of Mussolini’s personal preferred projects within the larger EUR project,
- Mussolini is quite known for having had a strong “cult of personality”,
- and that there is an enormous statue of Mussolini on the foyer of this building,

I therefore feel that enough evidence supports the notion that the six and nine arches symbolize the letters of Mussolini’s first and last name. Not too sure how this is gratuitous, insensitive, and stupid.
Maybe I’m not seeing your point of view. If that’s the case, do know I’m sincerely interested. Please let me know!
Kind regards,
GB

]]> By: Dr. Anthony F. Le Pera http://www.italiannotebook.com/art-archaeology/square-colosseum/#comment-763 Dr. Anthony F. Le Pera Thu, 14 May 2009 13:03:51 +0000 http://www.italiannotebook.com/?p=3575#comment-763 Any future comments like the second paragraph and I will unsubscribe from what, in the past, I have greatly found interesting and informative. That personal deduction was gratuitous, insensitive and plainly stupid. Any future comments like the second paragraph and I will unsubscribe from what, in the past, I have greatly found interesting and informative. That personal deduction was gratuitous, insensitive and plainly stupid.

]]> By: hebegb http://www.italiannotebook.com/art-archaeology/square-colosseum/#comment-759 hebegb Wed, 13 May 2009 16:27:52 +0000 http://www.italiannotebook.com/?p=3575#comment-759 Jill, thanks, will make the correction! Jill, thanks, will make the correction!

]]> By: Jill http://www.italiannotebook.com/art-archaeology/square-colosseum/#comment-758 Jill Wed, 13 May 2009 15:55:45 +0000 http://www.italiannotebook.com/?p=3575#comment-758 EUR is a great place to live. The market happens almost every Sunday (not just once a month, as Rick Steves would have you believe), and I wouldn't call it a flea market. There are stalls with fresh bread, cheeses, cured meats, oil, wine, and honey, for instance, from diverse regions of Italy. New designer (and ordinary) clothing, handmade items, beautiful furniture, plants, and textiles often show up along with some dollar-store type goods, bargain DVDs, and the humane society pet adoption booth. EUR is a great place to live. The market happens almost every Sunday (not just once a month, as Rick Steves would have you believe), and I wouldn’t call it a flea market. There are stalls with fresh bread, cheeses, cured meats, oil, wine, and honey, for instance, from diverse regions of Italy. New designer (and ordinary) clothing, handmade items, beautiful furniture, plants, and textiles often show up along with some dollar-store type goods, bargain DVDs, and the humane society pet adoption booth.

]]> By: louise http://www.italiannotebook.com/art-archaeology/square-colosseum/#comment-757 louise Wed, 13 May 2009 12:35:35 +0000 http://www.italiannotebook.com/?p=3575#comment-757 Rome never ceases to amaze. And how fitting that the glory of Mussolini's new Rome is just another neighborhood. Rome never ceases to amaze. And how fitting that the glory of Mussolini’s new Rome is just another neighborhood.

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