Palazzo dei Congressi ''(formally: Palazzo dei Ricevimenti e dei Congressi)'' is a building located in the EUR district of

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Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

. The palazzo was designed by

Adalberto Libera Adalberto Libera (; 16 July 1903 – 17 March 1963) was one of the most representative architects of the Italian Modern movement.Adalberto Libera at DARC (Dept. of Architecture and Contemporary Art, Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage) Biog ...

for the 1942

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. Construction started in 1938 but was cancelled due to

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. It was completed in 1954. Due to its large size, the palazzo hosted the

fencing Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, ...

part of the

modern pentathlon The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anc ...

events for the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

Gallery

File:Palazzo dei Congressi EUR Rome - entrance hall.jpg, Entrance hall File:Valentina Rastvorova, Heidi Schmid, Maria Vicol 1960.jpg, Winners of the 1960 Olympic fencing tournament held in the palazzo File:Palazzo dei Congressi EUR Rome - door.jpg, Entrance 'L' at the palazzo. In the reflection of the door the

Colosseo Quadrato The Colosseum ( ; it, Colosseo ) is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world t ...

can be seen reflected.

In popular culture

* The building serves as the backdrop in several shots of the Ac!d Reign Chronicles, a collaborative video project between Grimes and Hana Pestle.

References

1960 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 2, Part 2. pp. 661, 761.
Official website.
Venues of the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic fencing venues Olympic modern pentathlon venues Sports venues in Italy Rome Q. XXXII Europa {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub