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Today's Sala Darsena, once known as the PalaGalileo, was built on the base of the open-air Arena constructed during the expansion in the 1950s adjacent to the Palazzo del Cinema. When it was built, it provided seating for over 1500 people for the evening screenings of the Venice Film Festival. The laminated wood roof was built in less than 3 months in 1999, to a project by architect Enrico ...
In front of the sea stands the Palazzo del Cinema, opened in 1937 and the heart of the Festival since its fifth edition. It is flanked by the Palazzo del Casinò , which, behind a severe façade, regaled its guests with a sparkling and precious interior until the nineties, when it stopped operating as a Casino and became one of the venues of ...
History of the Palazzo Pio. The Palazzo Pio overlooks the small Piazza del Biscione and the larger Campo de’ Fiori. It is built upon the ruins of the Temple of Venus, which once crowned a theater complex built by Pompey the Great. Pompey is best known as a soldier and statesman, yet his most tangible legacy comes from his role as patron of an ...
Palazzo del Cinema is where the first Film Festival was held and it is still today the most prestigious in the World. This building, on four floors, can accommodate up to 1.032 people in the Sala Grande and has an additional four rooms able to accommodate 48 to 120 people.
Jun 4, 2019 · Here, Mussolini planned a world exposition to open in 1942. But then World War II broke out and the palazzo sat empty for many years, until Fendi set up shop there in 2015. It’s a stunning ...
Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. Palazzo Vecchio, most important historic government building in Florence, having been the seat of the Signoria of the Florentine Republic in the 14th century and then the government centre of the Medici grand dukes of Tuscany. From 1865 to 1871 it housed the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy, and since 1872 ...
Palazzo del Te, summer palace and horse farm near Mantua, Italy, of Duke Federico Gonzaga II. It was designed and built (c. 1525–35) by Giulio Romano, who also executed several of the fresco murals decorating the interior. The palace and its wall paintings are traditionally considered among the.
