1958/60 Pier Luigi Nervi (1891/1979) and Marcello Piacentini (1881/1960) for the 1960 Olympic
Games
Dome of 95
m (312 feet) in diameter
“Pier Luigi
Nervi was especially devoted to the study of reinforced concrete, creating new
manufacturing processes especially in the field of structural prefabrication,
which have significantly expanded the horizons of architecture (the new type of
cement which he invented is known as iron-cement). Nervi's architecture, which
also stands out for its daring technical achievements, is based on the
assumption that there is no contradiction between the 'static-construction'
resolution of an architectural problem and its aesthetic result” (Enciclopedia
Treccani)
It was
renamed PALALOTTOMATICA after the sponsor who financed the modernization works
from 1999 to 2003 designed by Massimiliano Fuksas
(1944)
It is one
of the most important indoor sports arenas in Europe, able to accommodate up to
11,200 spectators seated
Near
the arena there is the enormous spiral sculpture “Twentieth Century” 2004
by Arnaldo Pomodoro (1926)
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