Palazzo dell'ex collegio aeronautico, Educational building in Forlì, Italy.
Palazzo dell'ex collegio aeronautico is a reinforced concrete building with rationalist architecture in Forlì, featuring two inner courtyards and an adjacent plaza. It is now part of Marco Palmezzano School and can be accessed from several sides through entrances at Piazzale della Vittoria and Viale Roma.
Built in 1937 at Mussolini's behest to house Italy's first aeronautical institute, the palace was designed by Cesare Valle. On 6 October 1941 Mussolini attended the naming of the Collegio Aeronautico della G.I.L. after his son Bruno, who had died in a flying accident two months earlier. In August 1943 the Accademia Aeronautica moved here, suspending all activity on 10 September.
The entrance hall displays murals depicting aviation history between the World Wars, created by artists from the Spilimbergo School. These artworks continue to shape the visual character of the main entrance today.
The building is accessible from different locations, with main entrances at Piazzale della Vittoria and Viale Roma. Visitors should note that this is an active school site and access may be limited depending on school schedules.
The Aula Mappamondi takes its name from the planispheres drawn on its walls. At the Viale Roma entrance, the "delle Costellazioni" atrium has a black-and-white mosaic floor showing the southern celestial chart, made by the Spilimbergo school, while the northern hemisphere is painted in tempera on the ceiling. Outside stands Francesco Saverio Palozzi's statue of Icarus, a memorial to Bruno Mussolini.
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