Italo Gismondi, an archeologist, spent over 35 years building an enormous scale model of Ancient Rome. Most of it is based on the Forma Urbis, a huge marble topographical plan made during the empire of Septimius Severus.

The model was commissioned by Mussolini in 1933.
Italo Gismondi, an archeologist, spent over 35 years building an enormous scale model of Ancient Rome. Most of it is based on the Forma Urbis, a huge marble topographical plan made during the empire of Septimius Severus.The model was commissioned by Mussolini in 1933.
Italo Gismondi, an archeologist, spent over 35 years building an enormous scale model of Ancient Rome. Most of it is based on the Forma Urbis, a huge marble topographical plan made during the empire of Septimius Severus.The model was commissioned by Mussolini in 1933.
Italo Gismondi, an archeologist, spent over 35 years building an enormous scale model of Ancient Rome. Most of it is based on the Forma Urbis, a huge marble topographical plan made during the empire of Septimius Severus.The model was commissioned by Mussolini in 1933.
Italo Gismondi, an archeologist, spent over 35 years building an enormous scale model of Ancient Rome. Most of it is based on the Forma Urbis, a huge marble topographical plan made during the empire of Septimius Severus.The model was commissioned by Mussolini in 1933.
“The immense scope and detail of the Plastico, which measures 55 feet by 55 feet, has also been useful for filmmakers, including Ridley Scott, who included a few shots in his 2000 film, The Gladiator.”
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