Quartiere Coppedè, Rome

[fumobici]

The Quartiere Coppedè is a little neighborhood in the Northeast direction from the center, far enough removed to not be too touristic. It is the fruit of the rather eccentric vision of one Gino Coppedè, an architect and aesthete from Tuscany. The characteristic buildings seem to have all been built in the 1920s.

I approach from the direction of central Rome and it's pretty obvious as you approach the district.







This building flies a Russian flag but looks low security, so must be really unimportant. The Russian Embassy, like most of the embassies from the big countries situated in Rome, are by contrast surrounded by huge walls and Italian soldiers conspicuously armed with assault rifles.











A lot of the characteristic buildings have what appears to be decorative painting maybe? It's nice, however they did it.



This one shows typical scenes from Coppedè's Tuscan home: Florence and Siena.



The centerpiece of the quartiere is the recently restored Fontana delle Rane (Fountain of the Frogs) in Piazza Mincio.







Of the buildings facing onto the central piazza, the Palazzo del Ragno (Spider Building) is my favorite. Why might it be like that?







The central square is obviously designed to be approached through this delightful arch. I went the wrong way.



























I love this doorway.







This is a consulate or something for Morocco.













Definitely worth a visit if you find yourself in Rome.

[kerouac2]

The architecture is super impressive but as a Parisian, a major question comes to my mind: where do people buy stuff? There don't seem to be any shops anywhere. Perhaps you have avoided taking a picture of the hidden Carrefour supermarket?

[htmb]

The architecture and the designs are really impressive.

[fumobici]

Apr 30, 2023 18:39:49 GMT kerouac2 said:

The architecture is super impressive but as a Parisian, a major question comes to my mind: where do people buy stuff? There don't seem to be any shops anywhere. Perhaps you have avoided taking a picture of the hidden Carrefour supermarket?

The neighborhood is well-equipped with stores for almost anything, but they are a couple of blocks from the square.

[whatagain]

Fantastic report. Thanks for the pics !

[bjd]

When we last went to Rome in 2009, we stayed with friends, one of whom is Roman. He took us to see this area, which is so nice and really different from anywhere else in Rome.