Caserma dell’Aeronautica

Southern Rome


It's fading fast: Bolognese artist Blu (www.blublu.org) painted this former military warehouse in a rainbow of sinister faces, incorporating the building's 48 arched windows as eyes. A mural on the side of the building shows a boat topped by cranes and robots.


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2. Piramide di Caio Cestio

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3. Porta San Paolo

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4. Monte Testaccio

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5. Museo Capitoline Centrale Montemartini

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6. Mattatoio

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7. Ex Mira Lanza Museum

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8. Villa del Priorato di Malta

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