Ben Building: Mussolini, Monuments and Modernism

Synopsis
Jonathan Meades investigates the architecture of Mussolini’s Italy. He finds a dictator caught between the forces of modernism and a revivalism that harked back to ancient Rome.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2016
Subjects
Architecture
Keywords
buildings - Italian; Fascism; Mussolini, Benito; history of Italy

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Writer
Jonathan Meades
Contributor
Jonathan Meades

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