Foro Italico

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Foro Italico

Stadio Olimpico and Stadio dei Marmi (foreground)
Location	Rome, Italy
Coordinates	41°55′52″N 12°27′23″E / 41.93111°N 12.45639°E / 41.93111; 12.45639
Construction
Opened	4 November 1932
Architect	Enrico Del Debbio, Luigi Moretti

Foro Italico is a sports complex in Rome, Italy, on the slopes of Monte Mario. It was built between 1928 and 1938 as the Foro Mussolini (literally Mussolini's Forum) under the design of Enrico Del Debbio and, later, Luigi Moretti. Inspired by the Roman forums of the imperial age, its design is lauded as a preeminent example of Italian fascist architecture instituted by Mussolini. The purpose of the prestigious project was to get the Olympic Games of 1940 to be organised by fascist Italy and held in Rome.