Pier Luigi Nervi's Palazzetto dello Sport (little palace of sport) sits on its own small piece of land in the Flaminio district, a thing apart. It's a stone's throw (even for this tired old wing) from the Parco della Musica, so we've been by it, and around it, many times over the last few years, admiring its space-age design while wondering why the roof always seemed to need a coat of paint. Bill recalls being inside in 1962 with a touring group of Stanford students, unsure what to think of the building, which was new then, having been constructed for volleyball and other events at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
Walking around the exterior, we found an open entrance (!) and walked in. Voilà. Some very good volleyball players were practicing. We admired the space, took some pictures and, not wanting to press our luck further, left. A few hours later we photographed the same windows, from outside (photo at top). Lovely.
Bill
Title: Pier Luigi Nervi: Palazzetto dello Sport
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