1991 - 2003
VITTORIO MAZZUCCONI
The
Palatine Pyramid (12/15)
Rome 2000 - 2003
Project for a new Palatine plan
Museum and University Center
Rome 2000 - 2003
Project for a new Palatine plan
Museum and University Center
| BACK | HOMEPAGE | ARCHITECTURE | PAINTING | PHILOSOPHY | FOUNDATION |
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| RECENT PROJECTS 1991 - 2003 VITTORIO MAZZUCCONI |
The
Palatine Pyramid (12/15) Rome 2000 - 2003 Project for a new Palatine plan Museum and University Center |
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PYRAMID Index Index of RECENT PROJECTS Italiano |
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| A vision If we look again from the Fòro to the Palatine slopes, we can see now, beyond the arboreal top of the hill, this magic building, half a pyramid and half a sail. A reversed pyramid which is not standing on the ground but raises to the sky or descends from it; or even an immense ship with its keel directed towards the East; or, even better, a spaceship… What an impact on the Foro Romano ruins!: the relationship between the past and the modern couldn’t be more desecrating. Nevertheless, when an image of death and destruction, as the Foro is, is facing the one of a new birth and even of an ideal ascension, something truly sacred is happening. It speaks to us about life, death and spiritual overcoming of death, not only about a comparison between epochs and styles. Therefore, we can not remain attached to the ruins of a memorable past, nor can we bound ourselves to their mere preservation. It is by means of an insight in our very soul that we can generate a future and celebrate a higher vision and a new spiritual opening. |
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Pyramid view from the ‘Foro Romano’ Click for making the image run |
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