Casa del Fascio, Rationalist architecture building in Reggio Calabria, Italy

Casa del Fascio is a rationalist building in Reggio Calabria that stands out for its clean lines and large windows set into a precisely ordered facade. The structure displays the geometric clarity typical of modern Italian design from that era.

The Casa del Fascio was designed by the Reggio Calabria architect Flaminio De Mojà and inaugurated at the end of 1936. It housed the Luigi Razza barracks of the Giovani Fascisti and the local Fascist federation. On 31 March 1939 Mussolini spoke from its podium to the crowd filling Piazza del Popolo. After the fall of fascism the regime symbols and reliefs were removed; the building now houses a branch of Calabria's TAR.

The building was judged at the time of its construction "the most beautiful Casa del Fascio in Italy" and "one of the best architectural works in Italy". Its inner rooms were decorated with bas-reliefs and regime symbols, removed after the fall of fascism. A small grated room by the podium still holds abandoned mosaics from the fascist era.

The building sits centrally in Reggio Calabria and is easily reached on foot from the city center. Daytime visits work best since natural light plays a key role in appreciating the structure's design.

The podium between the inner courtyard and Piazza del Popolo still shows three bronze plates: one depicts Rome's military power, the other two farming scenes symbolising strength and fertility. On the courtyard side, a small grated room holds abandoned mosaics from the Fascist era.