Frontal view, looking east on axis from the Palazzo della Civilta del Lavoro; In his role as Mussolini's architectural coordinator Piacentini also assumed responsibility in 1936 for the site of the Esposizione Universale of Rome (EUR), to be inaugurated in 1942. It is now a large business center and suburban complex. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 2/1/2008