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Description : The monumental complex of San Mercuriale is the most important in Forlì. At the beginning of the 20th century, the basilica underwent some transformation in the façade and bell tower separation; later on, following the construction of the Post Office, the parvis steps were also modified. In the 1930s, at the time when works were being carried out in the adjoining lot occupied by the old Inland Revenue Office, it was decided to ““to stop the spoilage going on in the old cloister, to tear down the walls concealing the view of the harmonious courtyard, porticoes and classical tank; to protect the arcades by means of an artistic gate and make this place a temple and altar, to pay tribute to the immortal spirit of the Martyrs of the Nation” (Casadei, 1928). Entrusted with the said project, Gustavo Giovannoni decided to tear down the curtain walls enclosing the cloister and to rebuild the parts overlooking Piazza Saffi where too many interventions were clearly visible. His main idea was to create a passageway connecting Piazza Saffi to Piazza XX Settembre at the back of it, by building an additional portico wing. The arches of the portico facing Piazza Saffi were moved back. Started as a restoration work, in the end the intervention resulted in a completely new complex built by neglecting historical techniques and widely using contemporary technologies for the construction of new columns, cross-vaults and reinforced concrete slabs, clay/cement mix floors etc.
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Description : It is made up of three floors, for a total number of 90 rooms and 45 apartments (rooms with bathroom for the lodgers). The reinforced concrete structure was distributed in three projecting elements on the front, connected to a long central corridor and to a row of rooms at the back.
The ward was equipped with cutting-edge technological systems.
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Description : The building belongs to the Vecchiazzano sanatorium centre. It was the last building to be changed. The building site was selected by Mussolini himself. The building complex was built based on a typical 19th century building type, whose shape had strong symbolic meanings, more specifically the Allende pavilion is tanker-shaped, in line with the futurist vanguards in terms of celebration of modern times and the myth of machines. As the other buildings, the main side is south-east oriented in order to receive as much sunlight as possible, with continuous porches with decks starting from the central body.
This pavilion used to host patients on the way to recovering, who could also carry out craft activities in order to be reintroduced into the working sector after the hospitalization.
It is composed of a ground floor, a mezzanine floor –main entrance- and two other floors. A basement gallery connects all of the buildings of the Sanatorium Centre.
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Description : White city is symbolic painting-tapestry. Motives are fragmented into stylized planes. It is socially critical work, without strictly determin content. It allows you to visualize and create your own view of manifestations shown in the tapestry.
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