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           A phalanstere was a design created in the nineteenth century by Charles Fourier, through the inspiration he found from the palace of Versilles. In eighteen thirty-two the newspaper, Fourierist, proposed the launch of a fundraiser to create La Phalange.   He envisioned the structure as a U-shaped building with wings on either side of the large structure. This was meant to become a self-contained utopian building that would house 500-2000 people who would work together and benefit each other perfectly.  Fourier was a French socialist who wanted to develop an architectural system based off of principles of sexual liberation, co-operative organization, women’s liberation, and human interaction. He was not a fan of industrialization or the free market at the time, since he believed they led to the destruction of the modern world through the oppression of its people. He believed that in his society everyone would work equally fo...

            The Piazza Cavalieri Di Malta was built during the crusades in seventeen sixty-five by an architect by the name of Giovanni Battista Piranesi as part of the order of Malta. Giovanni Battista Piranesi was acclaimed in the 18 th  century for his etchings over all of his architecture, even though he believed that he was one of the great architects. Many of Piranesi’s buildings were reminiscent of his etching including this structure. The Wall was built at the edge of the Aventine Hill, which held other famous churches such as Sant ‘Anselmo, Sant ‘Alessio, Sann Saa, and also the Municipal Rose Garden which spanned 32,808 square feet. The wall contains a keyhole which creates a view framing the dome of the Basilica of Saint Peter accented by the Gardens at the Villa del Priorato Di Malta on either side and the three sovereign states. The three states contained are the order of the Knights of Malta (ne...