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Built of steel,
glass and marble by renowned
ARTIFACT MEETS AVANT-GARDE AS
From
Reuters
April 22, 2006
ROME — After years of controversy, Rome on Friday unveiled the first
modern building to rise in its ancient center since Benito Mussolini ruled
Italy more than half a century ago.
Renowned
"We've made something that is worthwhile," Meier responded to his
critics at the gala opening. "To see it filled with people today is a
great joy.
Meier's building — the first to be erected in the heart of the city since
the 1930s — was built to house the Ara Pacis, a 2,000-year-old altar commissioned by Roman Emperor
Augustus to commemorate the pacification of what is now
Unlike the ancient artists who completed the ! altar's famous marble friezes in just four years, Meier
battled to build the structure for more than a decade amid street protests and
budget squabbles.
"Any work of architecture that has with it some discussion, some polemic,
I think is good. It shows that people are interested, people are
involved," Meier said.
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