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The Lungotevere dei Mellini is the stretch of

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 constru ...

that links Via Vittoria Colonna to Piazza della Libertà, in the

rione A (; plural: ) is a neighbourhood in several Italian cities. A is a territorial subdivision. The larger administrative subdivisions in Rome are the , with the being used only in the historic centre. The word derives from the Latin , the 14 su ...

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 ...

in Rome (Italy). The Lungotevere takes its name from the Mellini (or Millini) family, which owned a house in the rione Monti and another in

Piazza Navona Piazza Navona () is a public open space in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built in the 1st century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium. The ancient Romans went there to watch the '' agones' ...

; 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 The Polish Institutes is a network of establishments reporting to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Poland. there are 25 of them. Their mission id described as "creating a positive image of Poland abroad" by promoting Polish culture, history, scien ...

in Rome. 25 lat Instytutu Polskiego w Rzymie
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*{{cite book, first1=Claudio, last1=Rendina, first2=Donatella, last2=Paradisi, title=Le strade di Roma. Volume secondo E-O, year=2004, publisher=Newton Compton Editori, location=Rome, isbn=88-541-0209-1 Mellini Streets in Rome R. XXII Prati