Treviso, Italy - August 14, 2009: The four-storey Palazzo del Littorio dominates Treviso's Piazza San Vito with a lively mix of red brick, Istrian-stone trim and layered pointed arches that evoke medieval Veneto buildings in a modern key. Designed by local architect Luigi Candiani and completed in the early 1930s as the town's Casa del Fascio, the neo-Romanesque palace integrates corner towers, marble balconies and a deep wooden cornice, creating a striking twentieth-century landmark.Beneath the arcade, shops and outdoor cafés now animate the square, while rooftop gardens soften the robust silhouette. Together with the twin churches of San Vito and Santa Lucia, the building frames one of Treviso's most atmospheric meeting places, blending modern civic ambition with the city's long brick-building tradition.
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