The Fiat Tagliero is noted as one of the foremost Art Deco buildings of Italian Asmara. Conceived as a simple petrol station, Pettazzi designed a building that resembles an aeroplane incorporating a central tower with office space, cashiers desk and shop — and supporting a pair of huge 15m cantilevered, reinforced concrete wings.
| Image Details: | |
| Image File: | GSMI-0151-0003 |
| Caption: | Oblique view from below of the office section and cantilevered bow frontage, with 'Fiat' signage. Fiat Tagliero Service Station, Asmara, Eritrea. Architect: Giuseppe Pettazzi, 1938. |
| Property Release: | No |
| Model Release: | N/A |
| Dimensions in PX: | 5014 x 3346 pixels |
| Date of Photograph: | 27/02/2019 |
| Restriction: | No Restriction |
| Credit: | Grant Smith/VIEW |
| Building Details: | |
| View Project Number: | 61305 |
| Building Name: | Fiat Tagliero Service Station |
| Headline: | Fiat Tagliero Service Station, Asmara, Eritrea. Architect: Giuseppe Pettazzi, 1938. |
| City: | Asmara |
| Country: | Eritrea |
| Architect: | Giuseppe Pettazzi |
| Architect Website: | |
| Category: | Transport And Infrastructure |
| Building Type: | Garage |
| Year of Completion: | 1938 |
| Collection: | VIEW Architecture |
| Public Notes: | The Fiat Tagliero is noted as one of the foremost Art Deco buildings of Italian Asmara. Conceived as a simple petrol station, Pettazzi designed a building that resembles an aeroplane incorporating a central tower with office space, cashiers desk and shop — and supporting a pair of huge 15m cantilevered, reinforced concrete wings. |
| Keywords: | Fiat Tagliero Service Station; architecture; Africa; Eritrea; Asmara; Mereb Street; 1938; 20th Century; Giuseppe Pettazzi; Nobody; Full Frame; view from below; day; exterior; Futurist style; Art Deco building; Africa Orientale Italiana; Italian East Africa; monument; aeroplane monument; garage; petrol station; Fascist-era building; aeroplane resemblance; reinforced concrete; "Category I" listed; canopy; curved; hero shot; sunlit; cloudy sky; signage; glazing; cantilever |
| Orientation: | H |
| Type: | Garage |
| B/W or Colour: | Colour |
| Number of People: | Nobody |
| Technique: | Full Frame |
| People Incidental: | N/A |
| Point of View: | View from below |
| Time of Day: | Day |
| Interior or Exterior: | Exterior |
| Photographer: | Grant Smith |
| Source File Name: | GSMI-0151-0003.jpg |
| Copyright Info URL: | www.viewpictures.co.uk |