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fabulous outpost of the Capitoline Museums (Musei Capitolini) boldly juxtaposes classic-
al sculpture against diesel engines and giant furnaces. The collection's highlights are in
the
Sala Caldaia
, where ancient statuary strike poses around the giant furnace. Beautiful
pieces include the
Fanciulla Seduta
(Seated Girl) and the
Musa Polimnia
(The Muse
Polyhymnia) and there are also some exquisite mosaics.
QUARTIERE GARBATELLA
( Garbatella)
A favourite location for TV and film-makers, Quartiere Garbatella is an at-
mospheric, idiosyncratic district. It was originally conceived as a workers' residential
quarter, but in the 1920s the Fascists hijacked the project and used the area to house
people who'd been displaced by construction work in the city. Many people were moved
into
alberghi suburbani
(suburban hotels), big housing blocks designed by Innocenzo
Sabbatini, the leading light of the 'Roman School' of architecture. The most famous,
Al-
bergo Rosso
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(Piazza Michele da Carbonara)
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