Monte Sacro Alto (also known informally as Talenti) is the 28th ''

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'' of the city of

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, and it is identified by the initials Q. XXVIII. As a quarter, or second level administrative division, it is one of two that comprise the first level division or Municipality of

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. Monte Sacro Alto is situated in the north-eastern area of the capital. The name of the ''quartiere'' comes from

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, a nearby hill that was the site of rituals by

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, while the common name Talenti is taken after the Talenti's noble family, which owned the estate where the residential area developed.

History

Born in the

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as a natural extension of

, the area was previously a rural zone, basically inhabited only by shepherds and flocks. At the end of the

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the Talenti farm merged with the construction company owned by Giuseppe Tudini, an engineer, creating the ''Impresa Tudini & Talenti'', that obtained by the municipality the permission to build in the area. The new ''quartiere'' is characterized by residential buildings and flat complexes, generally with 4 or 5 stories and surrounded by a court, intended for the upper middle class (somewhat counterbalancing the "old" Monte Sacro, traditionally a working-class borough). Until

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, the area was served by Sira, a devoted public transport company.

Geography

Boundaries

Northward and eastward, the ''quartiere'' borders with ''

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'' Casal Boccone (Z. IV), whose border is marked by the stretch of Via della Bufalotta between Via della Cecchina and Via

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and by Via Roberto Bracco itself; then the boundary runs through the countryside up to Via Arrigo Cajumi and through the Parco Talenti, up to Via di Casal Boccone, the latter marking the border up to

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. Southward, the ''quartiere'' borders with ''

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(Q. XXIX), from which is separated by Via Nomentana, up to Via

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. To the west, the ''quartiere'' borders with ''Quartiere''

(Q. XVI), whose boundary is marked by Via Jacopo Sannazaro, by a stretch in the countryside, by a short stretch of Viale Jonio, by Via

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and by Via della Cecchina.

Local geography

The main square of the district is Piazza Piercarlo Talenti, named after a descendant of the Talenti family who precociously died in a road accident in

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. Another relevant square is Largo

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, the local terminus of the public transport. The main arteries of the area are Via

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, with a high concentration of commercial activities, Via

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and Via

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. Several green areas are located in Monte Sacro Alto, usually remains of the

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countryside, like Parco Talenti, Parco della Cecchina and Parco delle Mimose. Almost all the roads and the squares in the ''quartiere'' are dedicated to authors, poets and journalists, e.g. Via

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, Via

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Via

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, Via Elisabetta Barrett, Via

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, Via

Melchiorre Cesarotti Melchiorre Cesarotti (; May 15, 1730 – November 4, 1808) was an Italian poet, translator and theorist. Biography He was born at Padua, of a noble but impoverished family. He studied in the Seminary of Padua, where he obtained, immediately af ...

, Piazza

Sergio Corazzini Sergio Corazzini (6 February 1886 – 17 June 1907) was an Italian poet, a member of the Crepuscolari movement. Biography Born in Rome into a wealthy family, Corazzini formed at the Collegio Umberto I, where he was passionate author and direct ...

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, Piazza

Guido Gozzano Guido Gustavo Gozzano (19 December 1883 – 9 August 1916) was an Italian poet and writer. Biography He was born in Turin, the son of Fausto Gozzano, an engineer, and of Diodata Mautino, the daughter of Senator Mautino, patriot and supporter of ...

, Via

Ada Negri Ada Negri (3 February 187011 January 1945) was an Italian poet and writer. She was the only woman to be admitted to the Academy of Italy. Biography Ada Negri was born in Lodi, Italy, into a humble family: her father was Giuseppe Negri, a coac ...

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, Piazza

Leonardo Sciascia Leonardo Sciascia (; 8 January 1921 – 20 November 1989) was an Italian writer, novelist, essayist, playwright, and politician. Some of his works have been made into films, including '' Porte Aperte'' (1990; ''Open Doors''), '' Cadaveri Eccellen ...

, Via

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Giovanni Verga Giovanni Carmelo Verga di Fontanabianca (; 2 September 1840 – 27 January 1922) was an Italian realist ('' verista'') writer, best known for his depictions of life in his native Sicily, especially the short story and later play ''Cavalleria ...

Places of interest

Churches

* San Mattia * Sant'Achille * San Ponziano

Other

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television studios

References

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