A street corner in Benghazi (then Bengasi), Libya, during the period of Italian colonial rule. The intersection of Corso Italia and Via San Francesco d'Assisi, shown adorned with Italian flags, reflects the Italianisation of Libyan urban spaces in the early 20th century. The architecture, street names, and signage mirror Italian styles and language, underscoring the colonial administration’s efforts to impose its cultural identity on the city. Benghazi, under Italian control from 1911 to the early 1940s, saw significant infrastructure development aimed at integrating it into Italy’s vision of a ‘Fourth Shore’—an extension of the Italian homeland across the Mediterranean.