Teatro del Mondo

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Teatro del Mondo is a famous floating wooden theater designed by Italian architect Aldo Rossi for the 1979–80 Venice Biennale, celebrated as an icon of postmodern architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf floating theater
postmodern architectural work
temporary building
work of architecture
architect Aldo Rossi NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle postmodern architecture
associatedWith Aldo Rossi’s theoretical work on the city
commissionedFor Venice Biennale NERFINISHED
country Italy
creatorNationality Italian
documentedIn architectural history literature
publications on postmodern architecture
event 1979–80 Venice Biennale NERFINISHED
exhibitedAt Grand Canal, Venice NERFINISHED
existenceType temporary installation
floatsOn water
hasCapacityType small-scale performance venue
hasCreatorRole architect
hasCulturalSignificance landmark of late 20th-century Italian architecture
symbol of Venice Biennale experimentation
hasFunction theater
hasNameMeaning Theater of the World NERFINISHED
hasTheme ephemerality in architecture
relationship between city and water
hasVisualCharacteristic simple geometric forms
tower-like volume
wooden cladding
influencedBy historical Venetian maritime structures
traditional wooden theaters
languageOfName Italian
locatedIn Venice NERFINISHED
locatedInBodyOfWater Venetian Lagoon NERFINISHED
materialUsed wood
notableFor being a floating wooden theater
ephemeral, temporary nature
iconic example of postmodern architecture
openingDate 1979
partOf Venice Biennale installations NERFINISHED
status dismantled
structuralSystem timber construction
timePeriod late 20th century
transportedBy barge
usedFor cultural events
theatrical performances

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Aldo Rossi notableWork Teatro del Mondo