Casa del Fascio (Como)

Palazzo Terragni
Main façade overlooking Piazza del Popolo (south-west)
Como Location in Lombardy
Former names	Casa del Fascio
General information
Architectural style	Rationalist
Address	Piazza del Popolo, 4
Town or city	Como
Country	Italy
Coordinates	45°48′45″N 9°05′10″E / 45.812363°N 9.086022°E / 45.812363; 9.086022
Construction started	1932
Completed	1936
Technical details
Size	1,101 square metres (11,850 sq ft) floor area
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Giuseppe Terragni
Designations	Head office of the provincial command of Guardia di Finanza

The Casa del Fascio of Como (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkaːza del ˈfaʃʃo, ˈkaːsa -]), also called Palazzo Terragni, is a building located in Como, Italy, in the Piazza del Popolo (former Piazza Impero), considered one of the masterpieces of Italian Modern Architecture.^[1] It was designed by Italian architect Giuseppe Terragni (1904–1943)^[1] and it was inaugurated in 1936 as the local casa del fascio, i.e. office of the National Fascist Party.^[2] After the fall of Fascism in 1945, it was used by the National Liberation Committee Parties and in 1957, it became the headquarters of the local Finance Police, who still occupy it.^[2] The building has a square plan and four stories.

Thanks to its high historical-artistic value, Casa del Fascio was listed by the Superintendency of Archeology, Fine Arts and Landscape in 1986.^[3]