It featured a restaurant, a bar, a souvenir shop, and even a post office. The Conflict and Destruction
The platform sat 500 meters outside Italian territorial waters. It featured a restaurant, a bar, a souvenir
It had its own Presidency and Departments (Finance, Internal Affairs, etc.). In 1958, Giorgio Rosa began designing a 400-square-meter
In 1958, Giorgio Rosa began designing a 400-square-meter platform located in the Adriatic Sea. 11.6 kilometers off the coast of Rimini. The Birth of a Nation In February 1969,
Used a patented system of hollow steel stilts injected with concrete. The Birth of a Nation
In February 1969, the Italian Navy used explosives to sink the platform. It remains the only "war" ever fought and won by the Italian Republic.
On May 1, 1968, Rosa officially declared the platform an independent state: (Esperanto: Esperanta Respubliko de la Insulo de la Rozoj ).