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Title Proper/Title Text
Stato dei lavori al fine Marzo. Padiglione della Francia (Modiano)

Name of Publisher/Creator Identity
Gustavo Modiano e Co.

Date of Publication/Creation Date
1911 ca. (dated April 19, 1911 on the verso)

Place of Publication/Creation Place
Milan

Numbering/Creation Numbers
13235

Inscription Language
Italian (Language), French (Language)

Related Built Environment Objects

• Court of Honor and access to the Water Castle
• Pavilion of France
• Monumental Waterfall

Descriptive Note Text

This black-and-white photo postcard shows a view of the Pavilion of France from the river Po. One can see the Pavilion's impressive dome, measuring 50 meters in height. The main facade of the building was 193 meters long.  The postcard demonstrated the construction state as of March 1911, with the scaffolding for the two turrets of the Monumental Waterfall on the right side of the Pavilion still visible. The Pavilion was designed by architect Stefano Molli. 

This postcard was mailed to Billancourt, France on March 19, 1911.

Current Repository/Geographic Location
Cristina Della Coletta Private Collection (San Diego, USA)

Current Repository Numbers
CDC-PC-PFRA-0004