Casa dell'Architettura is an institution that promotes Roman culture and architecture. Its headquarters is the building of the former aquarium (Acquario Romano) designed by Ettore Bernich in the 1880s. Here, you can admire maritime decorative motifs and antique caryatids (supports in the shape of a woman with a basket on her head).
The aquarium was created on a circular plan, the block has a cylindrical shape, it was divided by pilasters, an important element is the historic portico, characteristic of 19th-century architecture.
The Acquario Romano building was used over the centuries for various purposes, initially it housed a fish farm, later it served, among others role of the magazine.
Today, exhibitions, conferences, meetings with artists and film screenings are organized here. A six-member scientific committee manages all activities of the institution.
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