30 Minutes 
In the heart of Rome, a stone's throw from the historic center is one of the most characteristic districts of the city. In reality, not a real neighborhood, but a corner of Rome with unexpected and bizarre features, a fantastic mixture of Art Nouveau, Art Decò, with infiltrations of Greek, Gothic, Baroque and even medieval art.
We are talking about the Coppedè district, a complex of 26 buildings and 17 villas that rises between the Salaria and the Nomentana. An “archoneâ € ?? richly decorated that connects the two palaces of the ambassadors, from which a large wrought iron chandelier descends, defines the entrance to the district designed and built, between 1915 and 1927, by the eclectic architect Gino Coppedè, from whom it takes its name. The works were completed by the son-in-law Paolo Emilio Andrè, after the death of Coppedè himself.
The set of buildings, the incredible “pasticheâ € ?? of architectural languages, which immerse the visitor in the sumptuous, and even a little fictitious, atmosphere of the early 1900s is articulated around Piazza Mincio, where the central space is occupied by the Fountain of the Frogs: an imposing fountain populated precisely by 12 frogs, also known for the bath that the Beatles made in it after a concert held in the nearby Piper nightclub.
The square is surrounded by buildings of different shapes and sizes; the two most important buildings, decorated in a superabundant and fantastic way are: the Palazzina del Ragno of Assyrian-Babylonian inspiration which is characterized by a large spider on the facade and the Villino delle Fate characterized by a total asymmetry, with arches and medieval friezes made with the fusion of different materials, such as marble, brick, travertine, terracotta, glass.
The almost fantastic dimension of this suggestive place in Rome has inspired more than one film: the Coppedè district has definitely captivated the horror director Dario Argento who used it as the location of two of his most famous feature films: “Infernoâ € ?? and “The Bird with the Crystal Plumageâ € ??, but also scenes from other films were shot here such as“ The Scent of the Lady in Blackâ € ?? by Francesco Barilli, “Last tango in Zagaroloâ € ?? by Nando Cicero and“ Audace shot of the usual unknownsâ € ?? by Nanni Loy with Vittorio Gassman.
