Architectural Styles

    Fascist

    Alt names / subperiods 

    Timeline

    Distinguishing Features

    Geographic Presence

    Monumentalism

    Totalitarian

    Rationalism

     

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    1922-1945

    • Monumentality
    • grand facades
    • symmetry
    • formal order
    • classical architectural elements
    • columns
    • porticos
    • pediments
    • concrete
    • stone, with rough finishes
    • Propagandistic Symbolism
    • Germany
    • Italy
    • Spain

    Common Building Types

    Landmark buildings

    Historic Accommodation Types

    Accommodation Examples

    • Govt buildings
    • civic spaces
    • cultural institutions
    • military
    • EUR District Rome
    • Casa del Fascio Como
    • Stadio dei Marmi Rome
    • Fascist Monuments to the Fallen Italy (Pistoia)
    • Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana
    • The Palace of Justice, Milan
    • Ehrentempel (Honor Temples) Munich
    • Ministry of Aviation Berlin (now the German Ministry of Finance
    • Olympia-Stadion, Berlin
    • Kongresshalle of Nuremberg
    • Marina di Massa, Italy
    • Casa del Fascio, Predappio, 
    • Casa del Fascio, Imola, Italy
    • Casa del Fascio, Trieste, Italy
    • Palazzo delle Poste  Palermo
    • Haus der Kunst

    Driven by state ideology, mass tourism, discipline, and representation

     

    • State-Sponsored Grand Hotels
    • State Resort Hotels & Planned Holiday Centres
    • Workers’ & Party Holiday Accommodation
    • Transport & Infrastructure Hotels
    • Diplomatic, Press & Congress Hotels
    • Colonial & Overseas Fascist Hotels (empire-building accommodation)
    • Hotel Ambasciatori Venice
    • Hotel Excelsior (Rome, Italy)
    • Rimini – numerous Rationalist hotels
    • Viareggio – seaside hotels from the 1930s
    • Colonia Rosa Maltoni Mussolini – Dormitory accommodation for thousands
    • Colonia Marina di Cesenatico
    • Prora 1936-39 (KdF seaside complex)
    • KdF Mountain & Alpine Lodges (various)
    • Railway-adjacent hotels in Rome, Milan, Florence
    • Early airport hotels in Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany
    • Asmara – Fascist-era hotels and guesthouses
    • Colonial hotels in Libya and Ethiopia
    • Hotel Aviz Portugal 1930s
    • State-aligned urban hotel
    • Italian Colonial Hotels, Tripoli

    Adaptive Reuse

    • Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana (Rome, Italy)
    • Parador de Almagro (early Franco era)

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