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ception of popes, cardinals and royalty) were buried here. If you're in the area it's worth a
look but try to avoid 2 November (All Souls' Day), when thousands of Romans flock to
the cemetery to leave flowers on the tombs of loved ones.
CHIESA DIO PADRE MISERICORDIOSO
Rome's minimalist
church
(
www.diopadremisericordioso.it
;
Via Francesco Tovaglieri 147; 7.30am-12.30pm
& 4-7.30pm; Via Francesco Tovaglieri) , set in the suburbs, this beautiful white Richard Meier creation has a
remarkable and appropriate purity. Built out of white concrete, stucco, gleaming travertine and 976 sq metres of
glass, it is an exercise in dazzling lightness, making use of the play of light both inside and out.
The structure is flanked on one side by three graduated concrete, sail-like shells, while on the other side a four-
storey atrium connects the church with a community centre.
PASTIFICIO CERERE
( 06 4470 3912;
www.pastificiocerere.com
; Via degli Ausoni 7; 3-7pm Mon-Fri; Via Tiburtina)
An el-
egant former pasta factory that hung up its spaghetti racks in 1960 after 55 years of busi-
ness, this is now a hub of Rome's contemporary art scene, with regular shows in the build-
ing's gallery and courtyards.
The Pastificio came to prominence in the 1980s as home of the Nuova Scuola Romana
(New Roman School), a group of six artists who are still here, alongside a new generation
that includes Maurizio Savini, famous for his pink chewing-gum sculptures.
GALLERY
