The official name of Rome‘s 32nd quartiere is Europa, but it is generally known as EUR. The district is situated in the southern part of Rome and was meant to be a showcase for, firstly, fascist architecture and, secondly, fascism in general.
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Palazzo dei Congressi Rome
The Palazzo dei Congressi in Rome is one of the most interesting buildings that were constructed for the 1942 Esposizione Universale di Roma that, although it was never held, gave its name to the district of EUR.
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The Museo Nazionale d’Arte Orientale used to be housed in the Palazzo Brancaccio, a prestigious building in the Via Merulana. At the moment it is gradually being moved to its present address in the EUR district. The museum is dedicated to Giuseppe Tucci (1894-1984), who visited Tibet a number of times between the years 1928 and 1952 and brought art and artefacts back to Italy.
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The Santi Pietro e Paolo all’EUR Church in Rome‘s EUR district was built towards the middle of the 20th century. It is located at the highest spot in the district and its enormous dome can be seen from far away. The church was built as a mausoleum form Mussolini. It is also known as the Santi Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense Church.
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The official name of this Rome museum is Istituto Centrale per la Demoetnoantropologia (Museo Nazionale delle Arti e Tradizioni Popolari), which is why we prefer sticking to National Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions. The museum is specializes in Italian traditions at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, although there are artefacts to be admired that go back as far as the 16th century. Since 2016 it is part of the Museo della Civiltà.
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The Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana is one of the most imposing, interesting and unusual buildings in the Eur district in Rome. It is also known as the Palazzo della Civiltà del Lavoro, but the most beautiful name of the building is the nickname it got from the Romans themselves: Colosseo Quadrato, or “Square Colosseum“. At the moment (until 2028) it is the seat of the Fendi fashion group.
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The Ponte della Magliana is a Roman bridge and connects the Riva Pian Due Torri (EUR) to the Via del Cappellaccio (suburbio Portuense).
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The Museum of Roman Civilization (Museo della Civiltà Romana) in Rome is one of the few museums in the world without any original object or work of art, since its entire collection consists of reproductions, drawings, etc.
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The Museum of the Early Middle Ages in Rome is, like several smaller city museums, located in the EUR District. The objects on display in this museum date back to a period stretching from the 4th till the 10th century.
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The Museo Nazionale Preistorico Etnografico Luigi Pigorini in Rome was founded in the year 1876. Its original location was the Palazzo del Collegio Romano.
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