Rotonda a Mare

Its history dates back to the second half of the 19th century, when the architect Vincenzo Ghinelli designed the structure which was located a few hundred metres north of its current location for hydrotherapy and recreational purposes, before it was destroyed by war even if at the time it was not yet possible to speak of a rotunda but rather of a wooden platform designed on the model of stilts, which was likely intended to become a meeting point for visitors to the Senigallia beach. In 1932, with a project by engineer Enrico Cardelli, it was decided to renovate it and move it to its current position in a typically rationalist style, with a platform equipped with a large covered canopy and a large, accessible elevated terrace. In 1935, it was visited by Prince Umberto of Savoy, who was in the city for the inauguration of the Maria Pia di Savoia Marine Colony. The 1950s and 1960s were its heyday, when it rose to become a temple of worldliness and a place of entertainment. The greatest artists of Italian pop music performed here. After mixed fortunes that saw it renovated and later destroyed by fire, it remained closed due to its uninhabitability until 2006, when it returned to being a point of reference for the area’s entertainment and a symbol of the city’s vitality. Today, exhibitions, conferences and events of various kinds are held there.