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Majestic palaces, impressive. From the peculiar facades with arches, columns, imperial eagles. Neoclassical architecture that recalled the greatness of the Roman Empire which was inspired by fascist ideology perspective of propaganda and the celebration of the myth of the Duce. Thus were born fully Fascist the Post Office building, those of the Province, Finance, Police Headquarters, the lesser-known Palace Fernandez, also known as “Palace of Standa” (located in via Diaz at the corner of Via Toledo). Again: the Institute Invalids and Maimed civilians in Piazza Matteotti, the INA building (in square Carità), the building of the Bank of Naples in via Toledo, the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro in via Diaz, the Stazione Marittima, the Mostra d’Oltremare with its relics kept in an ancient shrine of the regime. Institutional settings that Sunday, February 22, starting at 10:30, will spring forth to the public thanks to “The Oltremare Fascist, rationalism neighborhoods St. Giuseppe and Carità“, original guided tour organized by the “Mani e Vulcani“. Storytellers Art guide the audience through the landmarks of the fascist Naples, where the changes which occurred during the period of Mussolini were mainly interventions in the central and intermediate, such as the demolition of the district San Giuseppe-Carità (from the latter will the name of what is now the square of the same name) in order to realize the public part of the city, the expansion of the port area with the construction of the airport port of Molo Angioino and the realization of the monumental Mostra d’Oltremare, a major exhibition venues of the country and, together with the Fiera del Levante in Bari, the largest in Southern Italy.
“The Oltremare Fascist, rationalism neighborhoods St. Giuseppe and Carità”
Sunday, February 22 10:30 am
appointment outside the Stock Exchange, Naples
Info and reservations required: +39.081.5643978 – 340.4230980
