Parco della Musica
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The Parco della Musica is a large multi-function public music complex to the north of Rome — in the area where the 1960 Summer Olympic Games had been staged.
Parco della Musica was designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano.[1] Three large concert halls are structurally separated to insure soundproofing, though joined at the base by a continuous lobby. A fourth concert hall is the open air theater recalling Greco-Roman theaters.[1] The fan shaped layout is formed around the central piazza. The blobs, beetles, scarabs[1], turtles, insect carapaces, computer mice — all are names given to these structures with thin red Roman brick and weighty dramatic lead roofs.
During construction, the excavations uncovered the foundations of a villa and oil press dating from 6 BC. Piano redesigned the facility to accommodate the archaeological remains and include a small museum to house the artifacts that were discovered. The changes set the project back by a year.[1]
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