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Cassius Clay raising his fists in victory beneath the dome of the Palazzo dello Sport, a gymnast on the rings as taut as the ribbing of the Palazetto at the EUR and a delightful Grace Kelly together with Nervi, stunned by the beauty of the construction. These are the images that open the exhibition Pier Luigi Nervi. Architecture as challenge. ROME. GENIUS AND CONSTRUCTION, devoted to the great Italian master. In particular, the exhibition will be exploring the works built for the 1960 Rome Olympics of which the fiftieth anniversary is being celebrated this year.

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Pier Luigi Nervi
Architecture as challenge.
ROME. GENIUS AND CONSTRUCTION
Kuratoren: Carlo Olmo, Sergio Poretti, Tullia Iori