The Other Rome: Building the Modern Metropolis 1870-1960

By: LeJeune, Jean-François

Rome, the
"Eternal City", is a unique palimpsest dating back to Antiquity.
However, beyond the historic center built over millennia on the famous seven
hills - another Rome exists, one of large and often stunning modern
neighborhoods, housing estates, schools, and public buildings. When Rome became
Italy's capital in 1871, the population increased extensively and the city
exceeded its boundaries since Roman times, the Aurelian Walls. This
extraordinary transformation laid the foundation for many new quarters built to
accommodate civil servants and rural migrants, drawing on vernacular and
ancient Roman traditions and blending past and present. This book looks at
Rome's evolution and architecture from the 19th century onwards, embodying a
kind of "Splendid Ordinary" - a journey that is full of discoveries.

With
contributions by Lucio Barbera, Anna Irene Del Monaco, Jean-Fran ois Lejeune,
Salvatore Santuccio, Daniel Solomon

Attractive
in-depth portraits of 16 neighborhoods with photographs and drawings

An
excursion on post-WWII Italian cinema highlights the locations of famous movies

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3035625360
• ISBN13: 9783035625363
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Birkhauser
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 3.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.9" x 11.3"