“Old Cities New Architecture”: Notes on the Modern Rome Sharing the Italian Modern Culture of Architecture of the Cities Eastward
The history of modern Rome (1870-1950) is the history of Rome Capital of Italy. It is deeply rooted in the history of Rome of the previous centuries and is permeated by the problem of national identity. It is a history in which the aim to modernize the country, to build its symbolic Capital city, to provide a home to the inner migrants from the North and the South of the country, was managed through demolitions, reconstructions, new architecture, new foundation cities, land reclamation and infrastructural improvements.