Piazza Augusto Imperatore Roma
Fascist-era architecture

Three sides of the Piazza Augusto Imperatore were constructed in one of the competing styles of Fascist architecture, neoclassical brick and travertine with monumental columns emulating the materiality of Roman ruins. The center of the piazza is occupied by the mausoleum, hardly visible through the trees, and surrounded by a construction fence, still awaiting restoration. All activity has been pushed to the porticoes at the perimeter which remain busy with cafes and restaurants, while the center is completely vacant. The fourth edge along the river was once a glass and travertine pavilion for the Ara Pacis by Vittorio Morpurgo, but was rebuilt by Richard Meier in 2006 with a building using similar materials to a completely different effect.
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