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question 06

Pianta di Roma, 1962

What does “this” map tell you about the city of Rome?

We can read a map like we read our essays for ARCH 420. Who constructed and produced it, who is the map intended for? when was it made? What does it try to show?

This map is artistic property of the Letteraria del touring club Italiano, Milano, the copyright date is 1962. And it is the 1977 edition of that map. (Made by Italians for Italians). While it manages to communicate a lot of information it remains graphically simple. The proportions and color relations allow for ease of finding specific locations on the map.

By viewing a map from a time that is not very far in our past we can begin to see what was important at that time, what has changed and what has remained the same. This gives you are different comparison than the Nolli map, but it can be just as informative. For instance the metro line has developed significantly, but termini is still termini. In addition, the map uses a color coded system like many other maps to communicate the significance of  certain buildings. (Churches, government, civic, cultural…)

This map, which was design shortly after the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome includes the EUR because of the important role it played in housing those games (literally putting it on the map).

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