Photo: Giorgio QuaroniPublic domain
Esposizione universale
Exposição Universal de 1942
planned World's Fair in Rome cancelled due to WWII
Testaccio · Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale · Italy
When?
—
No date recorded — please check with the organiser.
- Recurrence
- one-off
Where?
Details
- Status
- unclear
View on Wikidata Read on Wikipedia
Something wrong? Report something
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article
The Esposizione universale was a planned World's Fair that was intended to be held in Rome in 1942. The fair was intended to celebrate twenty years of Italian fascism under Benito Mussolini. Although extensive preparations were made under Italy's Fascist government, the exhibition was cancelled on 3 June 1940, following the entry of Italy into World War II in 1940. A substantial area of Rome named the Esposizione Universale Roma, also known as E42 or EUR, was developed in preparation for the fair. Although never inaugurated, the E42 project remains a significant example of Fascist architecture and urban planning.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article „Esposizione universale (1942)“ (en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.