ITALY-MUSIC-AUDITORIUM-ARCHITECTURE

A picture shows a part of the auditorium Parco Della Musica designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano on January 13, 2015 in Rome. The three large concert halls are Sala Petrassi, in memory of Goffredo Petrassi, about 700 seats, sala Sinopoli, in memory of Giuseppe Sinopoli, about 1200 seats and Sala Santa Cecilia, about 2800 seats. They are structurally separated to ensure soundproofing, though joined at the base by a continuous lobby. A fourth "concert hall", called Cavea, is the open air theater recalling ancient Greek and Roman theaters. The auditorium inaugurated in 2002 has several nicknames such as blobs, beetles, scarabs, turtles, insect carapaces. AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO (Photo credit should read ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images)