Salone delle Fontane

A jewel of rationalist architecture in the center of EUR, the “model” district built from the 1930s onward for the 1942 Rome World’s Fair, which was planned but never inaugurated.

The building, originally intended to house the technical and administrative services and the general management of the World’s Fair, was designed by architect Gaetano Minnucci in the early 1940s and is introduced by a dramatic entrance enriched by fountains decorated with mosaics (by Gino Severini, Giulio Rosso and Giovanni Guerrini), granite staircases, colonnades and gardens. With its over 2,000 square meters, today it constitutes one of the most representative locations in Rome’s hospitality scene, a versatile space suitable for conventions, conferences, exhibitions, fashion shows, gala dinners, meetings, parties and metropolitan events.

Inside, the most striking space is the Salone Severini, an elegant and vast room refined by columns and floors of Carrara marble and twelve large windows. The back wall is decorated with a 1953 pictorial work by Gino Severini, painted on maronite panels. Removable partition panels connect the Salone Severini to the Sala Minnucci, which features white marble floors and twelve windows that provide natural light.

The other spaces include the Foyer, a large space with a grand marble staircase, and the Loggia Ulrich, which takes its name from the German architect who designed the interior décor of the Salone delle Fontane.

FOYER (320 sq m)
A spacious area bathed in natural light with a grand marble staircase, suitable for exhibitions, coffee breaks, welcome drinks and reception; it also features an adjoining room (64 sq m) for administration, registration and/or cloakroom facilities.
CAPACITY: 250 people for a standing reception; 200 people for a seated dinner; 250 people for a buffet dinner.

SALONE SEVERINI
Given the size and versatility of this space, it is possible to create highly impressive and evocative settings for conventions, conferences, exhibitions, fashion shows and gala dinners.
CAPACITY: 700 people in theatre-style seating; 300 people in classroom-style seating; 600 people for a sit-down dinner; 800 people for a buffet dinner.

SALA MINNUCCI (550 sq m)
A modular space for exhibitions, displays, backstage areas, workshops, conferences, roadshows and meetings.
CAPACITY: 350 people in theatre-style seating; 200 people in classroom-style seating; 350 people for a sit-down dinner; 400 people for a buffet dinner.

LOGGIA ULRICH
Room A (60 sq m) and Room B (35 sq m).
Modular spaces for meetings, secretarial work, press office and backstage use, which can also be used as VIP lounges for small inter-company meetings where peace and privacy are required.
CAPACITY: 10 to 80 people in theatre-style seating.

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