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Guglielmo Calderini studied engineering at the University of Turin and received a diploma in architectural engineering from the University of Rome, before working in Perugia for nine years. Calderini held a professorial appointment in architecture and art history at the Accademia di belle arti Pietro Vannucci in Perugia from 1868 to 1880, and in 1881 he became professor of architecture at the University of Pisa. From 1891 to 1912 he served as professor of architecture and the Scuola superiore di ingegneria in Rome. Throughout his career, Calderini frequently entered competitions for civic works, demonstrating sensitivity to the integration of historic and contemporary elements in both design and building techniques. Among his realized projects are the college of Nocera Umbra (1879), and the completion of the façade of Savona's 16th-century cathedral (1880-86). His project won the bid for the Palazzo delle Belle Arti in Turin (begun 1880; destroyed during World War II); he also completed the Palazzo di Giustizia in Rome (the so called Palazzaccio, 1888-1910) and the Palazzo Comunale in Messina (begun 1910). His numerous, handsomely executed, competition designs chronicle the exuberant revivalist spirit of the new Kingdom of Italy. Calderini participated in numerous expositions: he won a gold medal at the exposition of Vienna in 1867 and received a prize at the 1880 exposition in Turin. In the Paris 1900 Exposition , he won an honorary diploma. He participated in the Exposition of Turin 1911 with the design of the Pavilion of Postal and Telegraph Ministry. He was a prolific art historian, with numerous publications in his name, including: Michelangelo Buonarroti e l’architettura moderna (1875); Il campanile di San Marco ed i 72 giorni di Luca Beltrami (1903) and Il padiglione regionale dell’Umbria per le feste commemorative del 1911 in Roma. |
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  Pavilion of the Telegraph and Postal Services MinistryAccording to the CTI guide, "the Exhibition of the Ministry of the Telegraph, Telephone, and Postal Services was interesting in many aspects, as it collected curious objects that by now have the value of relics and objects of historical importance that tell us about a by-gone age." The Pavilion was 2 storeys high and was designed by architect Calderini. It included two side halls of approximately 60 meters each, surmounted by octagonal domes. The central hall was surrounded by a two-storey gallery. One of the main features of this exhibition was the "Stazione Radiotelegrafica Marconi."
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Perugia Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the Tiber River, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city symbol is the griffin, which can be seen in the form of plaques and statues on buildings around the city. Perugia has always been one of the most notable center for Art and education (there is one of the most ancient university of Europe). In the XV century the power of the city was concentrated in the Baglioni family but in 1540 Perugia was placed again under the direct control of the Papal State.
The papal rule continued, excepted during the French occupation and the Roman Republic, until the formation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861.
RomaRome became the focus of hopes of Italian reunification when the rest of Italy was reunited under the Kingdom of Italy with a temporary capital at Florence. In 1861, Rome was declared the capital of Italy even though it was still under the control of the Pope. During the 1860s, the last vestiges of the Papal States were under the French protection Napoleon III. And it was only when this was lifted in 1870, owing to the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War, that Italian troops were able to capture Rome entering the city through a breach near Porta Pia. Afterwards, Pope Pius IX declared himself as prisoner in the Vatican, and in 1871 the capital of Italy was moved from Florence to Rome. Rome is the current capital of Italy.
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