1960/62 Marco Bacigalupo
(1922) and Ugo Ratti, Milanese architects
So called Grattacielo (Skyscraper) of twenty-one
floors plus two underground (85.5 m - 280.5 feet) in front of EUR Lake
It is the
seat of the ENTE NAZIONALE IDROCARBURI (National Hydrocarbons Institution),
state-owned company engaged in the activities of finding, producing,
transporting, transforming and marketing oil and natural gas
It was founded
in 1953 under the chairmanship of Enrico Mattei until his violent death in 1962
From 1995
to 2001 the Italian government has sold the shares, keeping a share of more
than 30% and holding, in any case, the effective control of the company
It is the
fifth largest oil group worldwide in terms of turnover
BRONZE
FOUNTAIN in front of the palace 1961/65 by Pericle
Fazzini (1913/87)
In the
fields surrounding the EUR Lake there are about 1,000 cherry trees donated by
the city of Tokyo because of its partnership with Rome
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