Calini Leo (1 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. An original early photograph of the Railway Station at Rome. The Current Building Was Designed By The Two Teams That Won A Competition In 1947: Leo Calini And Eugenio Montuori, Massimo Castellazzi, Vasco Fadigati, Achille Pintonello And Annibale Vitellozzi. It Was Inaugurated In 1950. The building is characterized by the linear lobby hall, a tall space of monumental dimensions. This great hall is fronted by full height glass walls, and is covered by a concrete roof that consists of a flattened and segmented arch, a modernist version of a barrel vault from a Roman bath. Provenance: Black & white original image,showing the frontage, occupied with numerous people coming and going, with trademark vehicles of the period parked in front. To the verso we have 'With the compliments of Goodlass, Wall & Co Ltd, Liverpool, London & Branches'. Very good condition, card with rubs to corners. { Subject: Architecture, Rome, Railway Station 1950, Calini, Leo ; Montuori, Eugenio ; Castellazzi; Fadigati, Vasco; Pintonello, Achille; Vitellozzi , Annibale; Photography ; Goodlass, Wall & Co Ltd, Liverpool, London & branches' Locomotives Travel } NB: Photographed especially for Goodlass Wall and Company Ltd.…