Stadio Olimpico is the main and largest sports facility of Rome, Italy. It is located within the Foro Italico sports complex on the north of the city. Assets of CONI, the structure is intended primarily for football. It is the home stadium of S.S. Lazio and A.S. Roma and is the seat of the final Coppa Italia, and all athletics, but occasionally hosts concerts of light music and events of various kinds. Throughout its history, it has undergone thr...
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Stadio Olimpico is the main and largest sports facility of Rome, Italy. It is located within the Foro Italico sports complex on the north of the city. Assets of CONI, the structure is intended primarily for football. It is the home stadium of S.S. Lazio and A.S. Roma and is the seat of the final Coppa Italia, and all athletics, but occasionally hosts concerts of light music and events of various kinds. Throughout its history, it has undergone three substantial restructurings and a complete restyling.
In its first stages it was called the Stadio del Cipressi. It was designed and constructed within the larger project of the Foro Mussolini (Mussolini Forum) which was renamed Foro Italico after the war.
Construction work began in 1928, under the direction of Turinese engineer Frisa Angelo and architect Enrico Del Debbio, and was finished, after few variations, in 1932. Were not foreseen the construction of masonry, but the layout of the giant and filled the stands consist of grassy...
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