1955/58
designed by Saverio Muratori (1910/73). It was
completed in 1962
It was the
headquarters of the Italian party DEMOCRAZIA CRISTIANA (Christian Democracy)
who ruled Italy and dominated the political scene for much of the second half
of the twentieth century
It is also
known as PALAZZO STURZO in honor of Don Luigi Sturzo priest and Italian
politician, founder in 1919 of the Partito
Popolare Italiano (Italian Popular Party)
“Saverio
Muratori's program of 'engagement of traditional shapes in the patterns of the
modern movement', was expressed in a lexical retrieval of historical and
environmental values. And it is in this respect that the building of the
headquarters of the Democrazia Cristiana was designed” (Giancarlo Cataldi)
“He developed the theme of the public building from the plant with a central courtyard to a clear overlap between hierarchical levels, with clear references to the classicism of the Roman late Renaissance palace, even in the rich design of the façades”(Alessandra Capanna - Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Treccani)
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