Totalitarian architecture
Totalitarian architecture refers to the type of architecture created by totalitarian regimes.[1] It is typically designed to be imposing and large in size to portray a sense of power, majesty and virility.[1]
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Project of a "Temple of Heroes". by Arnaldo dell'Ira (1903–1943)
Its most notable exponents were Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and the Soviet Union.
See also
References
- Dennis P. Doordan. Twentieth-century architecture. H.N. Abrams, 2002. p. 122.
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