ROME — Cinema Troisi is an art movie house in central Rome. Its stark, white, minimalist façade contrasts with the ornate 19th-century buildings nearby. It was built in the 1930s as the headquarters ...

ROME — The Italian government has tapped the man who handled the Naples garbage crisis to deal with another emergency — the shabby state of many ancient monuments in Rome. Guido Bertolaso has been ...

Maintaining Rome's historic landmarks takes a lot more than "three coins in a fountain" and a lot more than the Italian government can afford, given recent economic woes. So officials there have ...

The fascist origins of this Roman sports center can be seen in its monumental sculpture and architecture. (Sylvia Poggioli/NPR) ROME — Cinema Troisi is an art movie house in central Rome. Its stark, ...

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Unlike Germany, which after World War II underwent a rigorous de-Nazification effort, pride, rather than shame, is the emotion many Italians feel... Italy has kept its fascist monuments and buildings.