Source The Fiat Lingotto factory in Turin. With its test track on the roof, it was recognized in 1934 as the first futurist invention in architecture [862 × 524]
Lynchpin_Cube says Italian Futurism is a fascinating movement as a whole that immediately got co-opted by the fascists and everyone should know a little more about it.
micafe says If you visit Torino, the old factory is now a hotel and shopping mall. It’s quite good and the metro takes you to city center in no time. If you go to the far end of the building, ( top left corner on the building in the image) there’s a ramp where you can get to the test track.
Lynchpin_Cube says
Italian Futurism is a fascinating movement as a whole that immediately got co-opted by the fascists and everyone should know a little more about it.
micafe says
If you visit Torino, the old factory is now a hotel and shopping mall. It’s quite good and the metro takes you to city center in no time.
If you go to the far end of the building, ( top left corner on the building in the image) there’s a ramp where you can get to the test track.
bluesix says
A test track on a roof? What could go wrong.
V-Bomber says
Test track featured in The Italian Job (original) film during the escape sequence