Teatro Carlo Felice began construction in 1826 in Genoa, Italy. During the second World War a shell from a British ship crashed through the ceiling exposing a huge hole. Later in 1943 the building was further damaged by the war. By the end of the war the theater was in utter ruin, but plans to renovate immediately transpired at the end of the war. Aldo Rossi eventually took over the renovation after the untimely death of the previous architect. He modeled the renovation after the original design of the theater to maintain its integrity and beauty. In 1991 the theater was reopened, 6 years before Aldo Rossi passed away.