The Danteum of Giuseppe Terragni

In 1938 the president of the Società Dantesca Italiana, an industrialist, and two architects made a presentation to Benito Mussolini. Their proposal was to build a Danteum in in time for the planned upcoming Esposition of 1942 in Rome, a museum, library, and homage to the great Italian poet whose works had been appropriated by the Italian Fascist government, … Continue reading The Danteum of Giuseppe Terragni