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Portuense
Portuense is the 11th ''Quarters of Rome, quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q.XI. The toponym is also used to indicate the urbanistic area 15b, in the Municipio XV. The population of the urbanistic area amounts to 30.362 inhabitants. There is also a ''suburbio'' (suburb) Portuense (suburbio of Rome), with the same name, identified by the initials S.VII. __TOC__ History Portuense is one of the first 15 ''Quartieri'' born in 1911 and officially established in 1921. It took its name from the ancient Via Portuensis, Via Portuense. Geography The ''quartiere'' is in the southern area of the town, close to the Aurelian Walls and to the river Tiber. The territory of Portuense includes the Administrative subdivision of Rome#Urban subdivision of Rome, urban zones 15B ''Ostiense'' and 15C ''Pian Due Torri'', a great portion of the urban zone 16A ''Marconi'' as well as a little part of the urban zone 16D ''Gianicolense''. Boundaries To the north, Portuense bord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuense (suburbio Of Rome)
Portuense is the 11th ''Quarters of Rome, quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q.XI. The toponym is also used to indicate the urbanistic area 15b, in the Municipio XV. The population of the urbanistic area amounts to 30.362 inhabitants. There is also a ''suburbio'' (suburb) Portuense (suburbio of Rome), with the same name, identified by the initials S.VII. __TOC__ History Portuense is one of the first 15 ''Quartieri'' born in 1911 and officially established in 1921. It took its name from the ancient Via Portuensis, Via Portuense. Geography The ''quartiere'' is in the southern area of the town, close to the Aurelian Walls and to the river Tiber. The territory of Portuense includes the Administrative subdivision of Rome#Urban subdivision of Rome, urban zones 15B ''Ostiense'' and 15C ''Pian Due Torri'', a great portion of the urban zone 16A ''Marconi'' as well as a little part of the urban zone 16D ''Gianicolense''. Boundaries To the north, Portuense bord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianicolense
Gianicolense is the 12th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XII. It belongs to the Municipio XI and Municipio XII. It takes its name from the Janiculum hill, which lies in the nearby ''rione'' Trastevere and whose western extremities correspond to the area of Monteverde. History The quarter is full of historical vestiges, being close to the ancient city: here stood the ''Horti Caesaris'', a number of pagan places of worship, and some Christian and Jewish catacombs, like the catacombs of Pontian and San Pancrazio, underneath the same name basilica. In ancient times, the territory was crossed by the Via di Monteverde, which used to be a cross street of the Via Portuense and whose initial stretch corresponds to the current Via Giuseppe Parini, and by the Via Vitellia, that linked the Janiculum with the Tyrrhenian coast. In the 17th century, the merger of several vineyards led to the creation of Villa Doria Pamphili, which hosts the ''casino'' designe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Subdivision Of Rome
The city of Rome, Italy is divided into first-level administrative subdivisions. There are 15 ''municipi'' (singular: ''municipio'') in the city; each ''municipio'' is governed by a president and a council who are elected directly by its residents every five years. The ''municipi'' collectively comprise the comune of Rome, which is itself one of the constituent parts of the wider metropolitan city of Rome Capital. History On 31 March 1966, for administrative purposes and to increase decentralization, the territory of the ''comune'' of Rome was divided into 12 administrative areas, called ''circoscrizioni'' (singular: ''circoscrizione''). On 11 February 1972 those areas were increased to 20. On 6 March 1992, after the referendum that ratified the separation of the then ''Circoscrizione XIV'' from Rome and the birth of the new independent ''comune'' of Fiumicino, the number of administrative areas of Rome decreased to 19. On 19 January 2001, ''circoscrizioni'' which were renamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte Della Magliana
Ponte della Magliana is a motorway bridge in Rome (Italy). It crosses the Tiber between Pian due Torri (right bank) and Via del Cappellaccio (left bank), linking the ''Quartieri'' Portuense and Ostiense, respectively on the right and on the left of the river. It is currently part of a larger viaduct, which continues on the right bank of the Tiber towards the ''Colli Portuensi'' urban zone and the highway to the Fiumicino Airport and on the left one towards the EUR district, the ''Tre Fontane'' urban zone and Via Laurentina. Description The bridge is built in reinforced concrete covered with travertine; it has seven arches and a total length of about . History The bridge was designed in 1930 by Romolo Raffaelli as the western entrance to the area of the 1942 World Exposition of Rome (never held), now the EUR district. The works slowed down after the entry of Italy into World War II (1940); later, in the days immediately following the proclamation of the armistice (8 September 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte Testaccio
Ponte Testaccio is a List of bridges in Rome, bridge that links Largo Giovanni Battista Marzi to Lungotevere Portuense in Rome (Italy), in the Rioni of Rome, Rione Testaccio and in the Quarter Portuense.. Description The bridge, designed by architect Bastianelli and whose construction began in 1938, was intended to link the lengthening of Viale Aventino to Roma Trastevere railway station through the demolition of the Ex Mattatoio (Rome), former slaughterhouse; its name should have been ''Ponte d'Africa''. It was inaugurated in 1948. It shows a single arch and is long; four travertine Relief, low reliefs decorate its headboards. Notes Bibliography * Bridges in Rome Stone bridges in Italy Bridges completed in 1948 Rome R. XX Testaccio Rome Q. XI Portuense {{Italy-bridge-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte Dell'Industria
Ponte dell'Industria, also known as Ponte di ferro ( en, iron bridge), is a bridge that connects via del Porto Fluviale to via Antonio Pacinotti, in Rome, in the neighborhoods Ostiense and Portuense. History It was built between 1862 and 1863 by a Belgian company to link the railway line of Civitavecchia to Roma Termini railway station. The Belgian company accomplished the work in England, then the bridge was moved in pieces to Rome, where it was mounted. In 1911, with the opening of the new station of Trastevere, the railway line was moved to the new Ponte San Paolo, a little further upstream. On the night of 2 October 2021 it was partially damaged by fire. On 12 December, after merely 70 days, the bridge has been repaired and opened for traffic. Description Built completely in metal, it has three lights in metal girder A girder () is a support beam used in construction. It is the main horizontal support of a structure which supports smaller beams. Girders often hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Via Portuensis
Via Portuensis was an ancient Roman road, leading to the Portus constructed by Claudius on the right bank of the Tiber, at its mouth. It started from the Pons Aemilius, and the first part of its course is identical with that of the Via Campana. The Porta Portuensis of the Aurelian Walls had a double arch, probably owing to the amount of traffic it had to carry, but the divergence occurred a good deal further on, probably a mile from the gate. The Via Portuensis went to the right into hilly country, while the Via Campana kept to the valley of the Tiber. The roads rejoined at the modern Ponte Galeria. With the growth of importance of the Via Portuensis from the time of Constantine onwards, that of the Via Ostiensis correspondingly decreased. Procopius, who describes how barges were dragged up the river by teams of oxen moving along it, must be describing the towpath, and not either the Via Portuensis or even the Via Campana, which is in many places at quite a considerable distance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostiense
Ostiense is the 10th ''quartiere'' of Rome, identified by the initials Q. X. The toponym comes from the original name of the Porta San Paolo, a gate in the city walls of Rome, was , because it was located at the beginning of Via Ostiense. It now houses the Via Ostiense Museum. History In the late 9th century, a fortified settlement developed around the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls: the village took the name of ''Giovannipoli'' after Pope John VIII, who built it for defense purposes after a Saracen raid. Ostiense is amongst the first 15 ''quartieri'' that sprung in 1911 and were officially established in 1921. It began to sprawl in 1907, after the mayor Ernesto Nathan promoted the creation of an industrial area at the beginning of the Via Ostiense; then, after the 1909 town plan was approved, a fluvial harbour, the ''Mercati Generali'', a prominent gasometer and the ''Centrale Montemartini'' (a former power station now housing part of the Capitoline Museum's colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porta Portese
Porta Portese is an ancient city gate, located at the end of Via Portuense, where it meets Via Porta Portese, about a block from the banks of the Tiber in the southern edge of the Rione Trastevere of Rome, Italy. History The gate was built in 1644 as part of the Janiculum Walls which replaced the Porta Portuensis. The gate and walls were built by Vincenzo Maculani; commissioned by Pope Urban VIII. by (2009, Library) Just outside the gate, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autostrada A91 (Italy)
The Autostrada A91, also called Autostrada Roma-Fiumicino, is an Italian motorway which connects Rome to the Fiumicino Airport. The official "A91" name was assigned in the early 2000s. On many road signs along the route, the characteristic green octagonal marker of the Italian motorways still bears the letter ''A'' without number. History The motorway was built by its current operator ANAS and finished in 1959 at the same time as the entry into service of the Airport itself (which took place in different phases between 1956 and January 1961). It was initially classified as a State highway, with the name ''Strada statale 201 dell'Aeroporto di Fiumicino'', and became a motorway in 1969. On the occasion of the Great Jubilee of 2000, the motorway was enlarged with the construction of the third lane between the Grande Raccordo Anulare and the Airport, with the exception of a small stretch of approximately 4 km (about 2.5 miles) towards Rome. Orange light lamps with red LEDs o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Testaccio
Testaccio is the 20th ''rione'' of Rome, identified by the initials R. XX, deriving its name from Monte Testaccio. It is located within the Municipio I. Its coat of arms depicts an ''amphora'', referencing to the broken vessels that Monte Testaccio is made of. History In antiquity, much of the Tiber trade took place here, and the remains of broken clay vessels (amphorae) were stacked creating the artificial Testaccio hill, which today is a source of much archaeological evidence as to the history of ancient everyday Roman life. Until the urban recovery that took place after 1870, which destined a huge area to industrial and manufacturing purposes, the borough was chiefly inhabited by poor farmers and shepherds, it was vulnerable to the Tiber floods and infested by malaria. The zone between Monte Testaccio and the city walls (Prati di Testaccio) was public and commonly used by the citizens as a recreation ground, traditional destination of holiday trips and of the typical ''ott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quarters Of Rome
The Quarters of Rome (Italian: ''quartieri di Roma'') are the areas in and around the Italian city of Rome which became urbanised after the foundation of the last city-centre rione, Prati. They form the second level of administrative sub-divisions of Roma Capitale. Together they cover 171.38 km2 and hold 1483913 inhabitants. History The first 15 quarters were officially founded and numbered in 1926, after first being drafted in 1911. As of 1930 there were two more unofficial quarters: the quarter XVI, which was called Città Giardino Aniene in 1924; and the quarter XVII, that was named Savoia in 1926. These two were later officially renamed, the XVII becoming ''Trieste'' in 1946 and the XVI becoming ''Monte Sacro'' in 1951. Other quarters have been renamed: the quarter XV, previously called Milvio, became ''Della Vittoria'' in 1935, while the III, once known as Vittorio Emanuele III in honor of the King of Italy, was renamed ''Pinciano'' in 1946. In 1961, Delibera del Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
