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 The
word ‘Liberty’ was used in Italy to indicate that kind
of floral style better known with the French ‘Art
Nouveau’, the style that influenced the architecture and
the art of Europe at the beginning of twentieth-century.
The typical motif of Liberty style is the curved line
that seems to spring to life and 'grow' into
plant-derived forms.
The most of the villas are situated along Viale Colombo
(ex Viale Marino), the northern promenade. It has been
recently renovated into a Carrara white marble and
porphyry pavement, adorned by as many luxuriant palms as
its length.
 Moving
southwards along Viale Colombo there are the
Pompeian-red painted ‘Villa Marucchi’, ‘Villino
Alessandrini’, an example of mountain architecture
transposed along the seaside, ‘Villino Ida’, ‘Villino
Ornella’ and the better known ‘Villino Matricardi-Cola’,
designed in 1913 it symbolizes the Liberty époque of
Grottammare.
The most recurring elements of Liberty architecture are
the turrets with balcony, the steep slopes, the frescos
and the majolica with flower decorations.
A curiosity: the tower of ‘Villino Matricardi-Cola’
is the logo of the Tourist Operator Association
Grottammare. |
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