The
Casa del Fascio, located in
Como, northern
Italy, is perhaps the most famous work of the
Italian Rationalist architect,
Giuseppe Terragni. Started in 1932 and completed in 1936 under the regime of
Benito Mussolini, this municipal administration building was originally constructed with a primary view of functioning as an elegant "set piece" for mass
Fascist rallies. Conceptualized as a classical
palazzo centred on a glass atrium, it was frescoed with abstract paintings (since destroyed) by the artist
Mario Radice and the original project boasted an innovative changing facade illumination. It is cited as a regional manifestation of the
International Style of architecture.
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