EPISODE · Jan 27, 2025 · 5 MIN
49 - British Embassy Headquarters (eng)
from conoscere Castro Pretorio · host Pierluigi Cara
Modern building in brutalist style by Basil Spence, surrounded by pools and a large park at Porta Pia, between the Aurelian Walls and the Michelangelo Monument. On this site once stood Villa Costaguti, later to become Torlonia, before an attack in 1946 destroyed it. Cover: Author's elaboration on orthophotos from the National Geoportal of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security https://www.mase.gov.it
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Modern building in brutalist style by Basil Spence, surrounded by pools and a large park at Porta Pia, between the Aurelian Walls and the Michelangelo Monument. On this site once stood Villa Costaguti, later to become Torlonia, before an attack in 1946 destroyed it. Cover: Author's elaboration on orthophotos from the National Geoportal of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security https://www.mase.gov.it
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