“The motion is inspired by the uniqueness of Latina, not for its fascist origins but for its rationalist architecture.” Latina was built as a new town by Benito Mussolini on reclaimed ...

Benito Mussolini, the architect of this extremist regime, rose to power in 1922 after being appointed prime minister. His rule introduced the term "fascism" to describe his political ideology ...

and fascist architecture. The six levels and nine archways on each side are also said to correspond to the number of letters in Mussolini's name. Now, the "Square Colosseum" is an office building ...