A Modern Take on an Ancient Myth

Piazzale Augusto Imperatore

Mosaics by Ferruccio Ferrazzi

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In the heart of Rome, a stone's throw from the Mausoleum of Augustus, stands the former Istituto Nazionale Fascista della Previdenza Sociale (1937-40), which was designed by the Roman architect Vittorio Ballio Morpurgo (1890-1966) as part of Mussolini's creation of the new Piazzale Augusto Imperatore. 
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The building bears a series of mosaics, the work of the Roman painter and sculptor Ferruccio Ferrazzi (1891-1978). The central mosaic illustrates the legendary origins of Rome. 

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Mosaic of Romulus and Remus by Ferruccio Ferrazzi