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Lungotevere
Lungotevere (Italian for ''Tiber Waterfront'') is an alley or boulevard running along the river Tiber within the city of Rome. The building of the Lungoteveres required the demolition of the former edifices along the river banks and the construction of retaining walls called ''muraglioni'' (massive walls).Rendina-Paradisi, p. 664 History The Lungoteveres were built with the main goal to eliminate and dam the overflows of the Tiber, due to its recurring floods. On July 6, 1875 a law was approved, getting off the demolition of the former buildings on the banks and the achievement of boulevards flanking the river and massive retaining walls (''muraglioni''); the width of the river bed was regulated up to . The Lungoteveres, inspired by the example of Paris, were designed by the engineer Raffaele Canevari, who managed to rescue the Tiber Island adding artificial rapids to the right branch of the Tiber below the Pons Caestius. Many artistically and historically significant build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lungotevere Prati
Lungotevere Prati is the stretch of Lungotevere that links Via Ulpiano to Via Vittoria Colonna in the rione Prati in Rome (Italy). Overview The Lungotevere takes its name from the neighboring area, formerly called ''prata'' (Latin for "meadows") due to the presence of large green spaces mainly inhabited by peasants; it was established as per resolution dated July 20, 1887. Along the Lungotevere rises the Neo-Gothic Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio, built by Giuseppe Gualandi between 1894 and 1917. Notes Bibliography * External links {{commonscat-inline, Lungotevere Prati Prati Prati is the 22nd ''rione'' of Rome, identified by the initials R. XXII. It belongs to the Municipio I since 2013, while previously, along with Borgo and ''quartieri'' Trionfale and Della Vittoria, it was part of the Municipio XVII. Its coat of ... Streets in Rome R. XXII Prati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lungotevere Guglielmo Oberdan
Lungotevere Guglielmo Oberdan is the stretch of Lungotevere that links Piazza Monte Grappa to Piazza del Fante in Rome (Italy), in the Della Vittoria quarter. The Lungotevere is dedicated to the irredentist patriot Guglielmo Oberdan from Trieste, who deserted the Austrian army and was hanged after his attempt to murder Franz Joseph I of Austria Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (german: Franz Joseph Karl, hu, Ferenc József Károly, 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his .... The Lungotevere was established as per Governor resolution on December 19, 1940. The Lungotevere is nearby the Ponte del Risorgimento; in the surroundings (Piazza Monte Grappa) rises the Convitto Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele II. Notes Sources *{{cite book, last1=Rendina , first1=Claudio, last2=Paradisi , first2=Donatella, title=Le strade di Roma. Volume secondo E-O, edition= 2004, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lungotevere Maresciallo Diaz
The Lungotevere Maresciallo Diaz is the stretch of Lungotevere that links Piazza Lauro De Bosis to Piazzale di Ponte Milvio, in Rome (Italy), in the Quarter Della Vittoria. The Lungotevere is dedicated to the Marshal of Italy Armando Diaz, Chief of Staff during World War I and Minister of Defence in the first fascist cabinet; it was established as per Governor resolution on March 8, 1937. The Lungotevere lies in the area of the Foro Italico (formerly ''Foro Mussolini'') and hosts the ''Foresteria Nord'', an edifice designed by Costantino Costantini and built in 1933 in line with the ''Foresteria Sud''; they were both conceived during the realisation of the Foro Italico; the two buildings served as guest quarters. The boulevard reaches Ponte Milvio; it is the northeast section of the Lungotevere on the right bank of river Tiber The Tiber ( ; it, Tevere ; la, Tiberis) is the third-longest river in Italy and the longest in Central Italy, rising in the Apennine Mountains in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lungotevere Della Vittoria
Lungotevere Della Vittoria is the stretch of Lungotevere that links Piazzale Maresciallo Giardino to Piazza del Fante in Rome (Italy), in the Della Vittoria quarter. The Lungotevere is dedicated to the Italian victory in the World War I (the toponym was bestowed to the whole quarter); it was first established as per Governor resolution on June 12, 1939; the year after it was suppressed and was established again as per City Council resolution on February 25, 1948. The boulevard hosts the museum of the ''Istituto Storico e di Cultura dell'Arma del Genio'', whose edifice was built in 1940, and the ''Associazione Fondo Alberto Moravia'', established on December 16, 1991 in the house where the writer Alberto Moravia lived. Notes Bibliography *{{cite book, last1=Rendina , first1=Claudio, last2=Paradisi , first2=Donatella, title = Le strade di Roma. 3rd volume P-Z, edition= 2004, publisher = Newton Compton Editori, Rome, isbn=88-541-0210-5 Della Vittoria Della Vittoria is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lungotevere Maresciallo Cadorna
Lungotevere Maresciallo Cadorna is a stretch of the Lungotevere, a boulevard that runs along the Tiber River in the Della Vittoria quarter of Rome, Italy. It links Piazzale Maresciallo Giardino to Piazza Lauro De Bosis. The Lungotevere was dedicated to the Marshal of Italy Luigi Cadorna, an Italian leader during World War I. It was established as per Governor resolution on March 8, 1937. Facilities The Lungotevere is in the area of the Foro Italico, formerly ''Foro Mussolini''. It includes the ''Foresteria Sud'', a building designed between 1929 and 1932 by Enrico Del Debbio, who also modified it between 1936 and 1937 by adding a second floor entirely covered with white Carrara marble. The edifice became the seat of the CIVIS (the association of Italian blood donors) in 1957 and since 1967 is an hostel of youth. Sport facilities in the Foro Italico were constructed between 1958 and 1960, ending with the completion of the Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto, based on a design by Enrico Del D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lungotevere Delle Armi
Lungotevere delle Armi (Italian for ''Lungotevere of the Weapons'') is the stretch of Lungotevere that links Piazza Monte Grappa to Piazza delle Cinque Giornate in Rome (Italy), in Della Vittoria District.Rendina-Paradisi, p. 132. Near the Lungoteveere there was a square, no more existing, used for square-bashings (from which the Lungotevere took its name): in the area Buffalo Bill and his circus camped in 1906, Léon Delagrange made his fly experiments and an exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the unification of Italy took place in 1911. Architecture Lungotevere delle Armi displays some mansions (''villini''), whose architecture is a mix of Renaissance and Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ... features, following the fashion in vogue between 190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lungotevere Michelangelo
Lungotevere Michelangelo is the stretch of Lungotevere that links Piazza della Libertà to Piazza delle Cinque Giornate in Rome, in the Rione Prati. The Lungotevere is dedicated to Michelangelo Buonarroti, who created several works of art in the town; it was established as per resolution on April 1, 1911. The boulevard is delimited by Ponte Giacomo Matteotti and Ponte Regina Margherita, while in an intermediate position rises Ponte Pietro Nenni, that is used by the trains of the Line A of the Rome Metro. Notes Sources *{{cite book, last1=Rendina , first1=Claudio, last2=Paradisi , first2=Donatella, title = Le strade di Roma. 2nd volume E-O, edition= 2004, publisher = Newton Compton Editori, Rome, isbn=88-541-0209-1 Michelangelo Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (; 6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known as Michelangelo (), was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. Born in the Republic of Florence, his work was in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lungotevere Vaticano
Lungotevere Vaticano is the stretch of Lungotevere that links Ponte Sant'Angelo to Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II, in Rome (Italy), in the rione Borgo. The Lungotevere takes its name from the hill housing St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican City; it was established as per resolution dated July 20, 1887. On the Lungotevere lies the Church of Santa Maria Annunziata in Borgo (known as ''Annunziatina''), formerly in Borgo Santo Spirito, then demolished during the construction of Via della Conciliazione Via della Conciliazione (Road of the Conciliation) is a street in the Rione of Borgo within Rome, Italy. Roughly in length, it connects Saint Peter's Square to the Castel Sant'Angelo on the western bank of the Tiber River. The road was constru ... and re-built in 1950 at the corner with Via San Pio X. The façade dates back to the 8th century and is attributed to Pietro Passalacqua. Its interior houses works of art from the little church of San Michele Arcangelo ''al Corridore'' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lungotevere Dei Mellini
The Lungotevere dei Mellini is the stretch of Lungotevere that links Via Vittoria Colonna to Piazza della Libertà (Rome), Piazza della Libertà, in the Rioni of Rome, rione Prati in Rome (Italy). The Lungotevere takes its name from the Mellini (or Millini) family, which owned a house in the rione Monti (rione of Rome), Monti and another in Piazza Navona; it was established as per resolution dated July 20, 1887. From the Lungotevere is it possible to observe the back façade of Palazzo Blumenstihl, easily recognizable for the big arches in the ground floor and for the turret. The palace rises in the same place of the former Teatro Alhambra, built in 1880 and destroyed by a fire in 1902; the theatre, interely made of wood, was very popular for its Opera performances. Since 1992 Palazzo Blumenstihl houses the Polish Institute in Rome. Notes Bibliografia *{{cite book, first1=Claudio, last1=Rendina, first2=Donatella, last2=Paradisi, title=Le strade di Roma. Volume secondo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lungotevere Castello
Lungotevere Castello is the stretch of Lungotevere that links ''Piazza di Ponte Sant'Angelo'' to ''Piazza dei Tribunali'', in Rome (Italy), in the rioni Borgo and Prati. The Lungotevere takes its name from the Mausoleum of Hadrian, better known as Castel Sant'Angelo, erected by Emperor Hadrian between 134 and 139. Several churches, then demolished or no more existing, formerly rose in the area: among them, Sant'Antonio della Mole Adriana, Sant'Angelo ''de Castro Sancti Angeli'', the Chapel of the Holy Rosary and San Tommaso ''de Castro Sancti Angeli''. In the environs of the castle there was an estate, called ''Arenaccio'' (Italian for "Bad Strand") due to the vicinity to the strand of river Tiber The Tiber ( ; it, Tevere ; la, Tiberis) is the third-longest List of rivers of Italy, river in Italy and the longest in Central Italy, rising in the Apennine Mountains in Emilia-Romagna and flowing through Tuscany, Umbria, and Lazio, where ...: it was employed for military ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borgo (rione Of Rome)
Borgo (sometimes called also I Borghi) is the 14th ''Rioni of Rome, rione'' of Rome, Italy. It is identified by the initials R. XIV and is included within Municipio I. Its coat of arms shows a lion (after the name "Leonine City", which was also given to the district), lying in front of three mounts and a star. These – together with a Heraldry, lion rampant – are also part of the coat of arms of Pope Sixtus V, who annexed Borgo as the 14th rione of Rome. History Roman Age: ''Ager Vaticanus'' During the Roman age, the Borgo district was part of the 14th 14 regions of the Augustan Rome, Regio (Regio XIV Transtiberim) and was named ''Ager Vaticanus'', after the auguries (''vaticinii'') performed there by the Etruscan civilisation, Etruscan ''Augurs''. Since it lay outside the Pomerium (the religious city border inside which burial was forbidden) and was plagued by malaria, this territory was used as a burial place. Some tombs reached notable proportions, including the ''Terebinth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte Sant'Angelo
Ponte Sant'Angelo, originally the Aelian Bridge or Pons Aelius, is a Roman bridge in Rome, Italy, completed in 134 AD by Roman Emperor Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus), to span the Tiber from the city centre to his newly constructed mausoleum, now the towering Castel Sant'Angelo. The bridge is faced with travertine marble and spans the Tiber with five arches, three of which are Roman; it was approached by means of a ramp from the river. The bridge is now solely pedestrian and provides a scenic view of Castel Sant'Angelo. It links the rioni of Ponte (which was named after the bridge itself), and Borgo, to whom the bridge administratively belongs. History Starting with the early Middle Ages, the original name was forgotten: after the ruin of Nero's Bridge, pilgrims were forced to use this bridge to reach St Peter's Basilica, hence it was known also with the name of "bridge of Saint Peter" (''pons Sancti Petri''). In the sixth century, under Pope Gregory I, both the cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
