Monteverde is an urban zone of the quarter

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 west ...

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. It is located just outside the Aurelian walls, south of the

Janiculum hill The Janiculum (; it, Gianicolo ), occasionally the Janiculan Hill, is a hill in western Rome, Italy. Although it is the second-tallest hill (the tallest being Monte Mario) in the contemporary city of Rome, the Janiculum does not figure among th ...

and southwest of Trastevere. ''Monteverde'' means ''green mountain'' and is named after a hill upon which the zone is located and which is not part of the classical

seven hills of Rome The seven hills of Rome ( la, Septem colles/montes Romae, it, Sette colli di Roma ) east of the river Tiber form the geographical heart of Rome, within the walls of the city. Hills The seven hills are: * Aventine Hill (Latin: ''Collis Aventi ...

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''Monteverde'' is usually divided in two parts, ''Monteverde Vecchio'', a mostly early 20th century neighbourhood of stately villas, and ''Monteverde Nuovo'', most of which consists of semi-highrises, constructed in the second half of the 20th century. It has a large middle-class population. Monteverde is a residential area outside of Rome's historical centre. The main attraction is

Villa Doria Pamphili The Villa Doria Pamphili is a seventeenth-century villa with what is today the largest landscaped public park in Rome, Italy. It is located in the quarter of Monteverde, on the ''Gianicolo'' (or the Roman Janiculum), just outside the Porta San Pa ...

, which used to be private property of the

Pamphili The House of Pamphili (often with the final ''long i'' orthography, Pamphilj) was one of the papal families deeply entrenched in Catholic Church, Roman and Italian politics of the 16th and 17th centuries. Later, the Pamphili family line merged w ...

family, but is now a public park, the largest in Rome. Monteverde is home to

The American University of Rome The American University of Rome (commonly referred to as AUR) is a degree-granting American university in Rome, Italy. AUR is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education in the United States and is recognized by the Italian Min ...

as well as the

American Academy in Rome The American Academy in Rome is a research and arts institution located on the Gianicolo (Janiculum Hill) in Rome. The academy is a member of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers. History In 1893, a group of American architects, ...

and its related undergraduate program, the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies. Monteverde was the main base of operations for the

Proietti Clan Proietti is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Biagio Proietti (1940–2022), Italian screenwriter, director and writer * Cristiana Proietti, American fashion designer *Gigi Proietti (1940–2020), Italian actor * Frances ...

, a criminal organization led by Franco Nicolini and the Proietti brothers, until their destruction in the early 80s at the hands of the

Banda della Magliana The Banda della Magliana (, ''Magliana Gang'') is an Italian criminal organization based in Rome. It was founded in 1975. Given by the media, the name refers to the original neighborhood, the Magliana, of some of its members. The ''Banda dell ...

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