Valen Belfiglio

Review of Stadio della Roma

Designed in 1927 and originally called Stadio dei...

Designed in 1927 and originally called Stadio dei Cipressi (in Spanish: 'Stadium of the Cypresses'), it was designed and built within the framework of the project to create an authentic sports city that would be called Mussolini Forum (and which after the war was renamed "Italic Forum"). Construction work began in 1928 and ended in 1937 under the supervision of architect Luigi Walter Moretti.

During the 1960 Olympics the stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies and the athletic competitions