1944 an earthquake devastated the city, 10,000 people died. Reconstruction was by the spirit of the then avant-garde architecture influenced - a project of Le Corbusier was rejected - and today we find a number of modern buildings in the city.
1944 tetemeko ukiwa mji, watu 10,000 walikufa. Ujenzi alikuwa na roho ya usanifu basi avant-garde kusukumwa - mradi wa Le Corbusier ilikataliwa - na leo sisi kupata idadi ya majengo ya kisasa katika mji huo.