La Fenice is an opera house in Venice, Italy. It is a very famous and popular opera house that has been around since 1792. Unfortunately, a fire burned the opera house in 1996, it therefore had to be reconstructed and restored. Aldo Rossi was initially hesitant to participate in the restoration of La Fenice even though many people involved were hoping he would take the project on. However, Rossi agreed to designed and restored the current La Fenice. Rossi had the daunting task of restoring and recreating what he could but also reinventing what was no longer present or functional. To aid him in his endeavor Rossi captured images of the theatre from the Senso film and used those as inspiration for the reconstruction. Rossi did extend the seating of the building from 860 to 1,000 seats. Rossi’s plans helped revive La Fenice and bring it to it’s former glory. The outside of the building is more subdued and plain while the inside is anything but. The gold accents and painted ceiling bring you back to when La Fenice was originally built. The atmosphere inside transports to you to past while you enjoy the opera on stage. Rossi succeed in restoring the Grand Opera house if Venice, Italy.

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