Parioli () is the 2nd ''
quartiere
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'' of
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
, identified by the initials Q. II.
The toponym is also used to indicate the urbanistic area 2B of the ''
Municipio Roma II''.
The name comes from
Monti Parioli, a series of
tufa
Tufa is a variety of limestone formed when carbonate minerals precipitate out of water in unheated rivers or lakes. Geothermally heated hot springs sometimes produce similar (but less porous) carbonate deposits, which are known as travertine. ...
hills, and was given to the area before its incorporation into the city proper at the beginning of the 20th century. Some suggest that the name stems from "peraioli," as it was once the site of pear orchards.
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History
Parioli is among the first 15 ''
quartieri
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'' of the city that were built beyond the
Aurelian Walls, originally delimited in 1911 and officially established in 1921.
Parioli began as an upper-class district in the first years of 20th century, with the construction of Viale Parioli, sponsored by two major landowners of the area, Filonardi and Giorgi. In their project, the new thoroughfare is conceived as a "city promenade", a tree-lined street with a lateral riding track and flanked by elegant houses. Viale Parioli was then extended up to Viale
Liegi, and two more boulevards were built, Viale
Tiziano
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and Viale
Maresciallo Pilsudski: however, the construction of new buildings turned out to be quite difficult, because of the peculiar orography of the area, and following to the crash of some development companies new constructions were put on hiatus.
According to the development plan drafted by engineer
Edmondo Sanjust di Teulada
Edmondo Sanjust di Teulada (Cagliari, February 21, 1858 – Rome, September 5, 1936) was an Italian engineer and politician. He was appointed senator of the Kingdom of Italy.
Biography
He belonged to an aristocratic Sardinian family of Catalan o ...
in 1909, only detached houses and cottages with vast gardens were intended to rise up in the future urbanization, but in 1922 a specific regulation defined apartment houses without garden as the building archetype for the borough.
During the
Fascist
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regime, Parioli was the residence of many high-ranking party and state functionaries. Urbanization was completed in the 1950s, and today, Parioli is known as Rome's most elegant residential area.
A number of foreign embassies are located there.
Geography
![Villa Ada (Roma)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Villa_Ada_%28Roma%29.JPG)
The ''quartiere'' is in the northern area of the town, close to the left bank of the
Tiber
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.
The area extends approximately from
Via Salaria
The Via Salaria was an ancient Roman road in Italy.
It eventually ran from Rome (from Porta Salaria of the Aurelian Walls) to ''Castrum Truentinum'' (Porto d'Ascoli) on the Adriatic coast, a distance of 242 km. The road also passed throug ...
and the end of Viale
Regina Margherita Regina Margherita ("Queen Margherita") may refer to:
* Margherita of Savoy (1851–1926)
*
** Italian battleship ''Regina Margherita'' (1901)
* Regina Margherita (Naples Metro)
Regina Margherita is a metro station under construction that will se ...
, to the slope descending towards the
Tiber
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and the Museum of Modern Art, in the Viale delle Belle Arti. The other two sides are approximately delineated by
Villa Borghese
Villa Borghese or Villa Borghese Pinciana ('Borghese family{{!Borghese villa on the Pincian Hill') is the villa built by the architect Flaminio Ponzio (and, after his death, finished by his assistant Giovanni Vasanzio), developing sketches by Scip ...
and
Villa Ada
Villa Ada is a park in Rome, Italy, with a surface of it is the second largest in the city after Villa Doria Pamphili. It is located in the northeastern part of the city.
History
The wooded expanse was owned by the Italian royal House of Savoy i ...
. In 19th century, Viale Regina Margherita was a tree-lined avenue that led from the neighborhood of the
San Lorenzo district to the fields of Monti Parioli.
The territory of the quarter includes the
urban zones 2A ''Villaggio Olimpico'' and 2B ''Parioli''.
Boundaries
Northward, the ''quartiere'' borders with ''Quartiere''
Tor di Quinto
Tor di Quinto is the 18th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XVIII. It belongs to the Municipio XV.
Geography Boundaries
Northward, the ''quartiere'' borders with ''suburbio'' Tor di Quinto (S. I) and with the zone ...
(Q. XVIII), separated from Parioli by the stretch of the
Tiber
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between
Ponte Milvio
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and the river
Aniene
The Aniene (; la, Aniō), formerly known as the Teverone, is a river in Lazio, Italy. It originates in the Apennines at Trevi nel Lazio and flows westward past Subiaco, Vicovaro, and Tivoli to join the Tiber in northern Rome. It formed the pr ...
, and with ''
Zona
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'' Val Melaina (Z. I), whose border is defined by the stretch of the river
Aniene
The Aniene (; la, Aniō), formerly known as the Teverone, is a river in Lazio, Italy. It originates in the Apennines at Trevi nel Lazio and flows westward past Subiaco, Vicovaro, and Tivoli to join the Tiber in northern Rome. It formed the pr ...
between its immission in the
Tiber
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and
Ponte Salario
The Ponte Salario, also called Ponte Salaro during the Middle Ages, is a road bridge in Rome, Italy, whose origins date back to the Roman period. In antiquity, it lay outside the city limits, 3 km north of the Porta Collina, at the point whe ...
.
To the east, Parioli borders with ''Quartiere''
Trieste
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(Q. XVII), the boundary being marked by
Via Salaria
The Via Salaria was an ancient Roman road in Italy.
It eventually ran from Rome (from Porta Salaria of the Aurelian Walls) to ''Castrum Truentinum'' (Porto d'Ascoli) on the Adriatic coast, a distance of 242 km. The road also passed throug ...
, between
Ponte Salario
The Ponte Salario, also called Ponte Salaro during the Middle Ages, is a road bridge in Rome, Italy, whose origins date back to the Roman period. In antiquity, it lay outside the city limits, 3 km north of the Porta Collina, at the point whe ...
and Viale
Liegi.
Southward, it borders with ''Quartiere''
Salario (Q. IV), whose border is marked by Viale
Liegi and with ''Quartiere''
Pinciano
Pinciano is the 3rd ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. III. The name derives from the Pincian Hill. It belongs to the Municipio II.
History
Pinciano is among the first 15 '' quartieri'' of the city, originally delimi ...
(Q. III): it is separated from Parioli by Viale dei Parioli and by Viale
Maresciallo Pilsudski, all the way to
Via Flaminia
The Via Flaminia or Flaminian Way was an ancient Roman road leading from Rome over the Apennine Mountains to ''Ariminum'' (Rimini) on the coast of the Adriatic Sea, and due to the ruggedness of the mountains was the major option the Romans had ...
.
Westward, the ''quartiere'' borders with ''Quartiere''
Flaminio (Q. I), the boundary being the stretch of
Via Flaminia
The Via Flaminia or Flaminian Way was an ancient Roman road leading from Rome over the Apennine Mountains to ''Ariminum'' (Rimini) on the coast of the Adriatic Sea, and due to the ruggedness of the mountains was the major option the Romans had ...
between Viale
Maresciallo Pilsudski and Piazza
Cardinal Consalvi
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.
Local geography
Main roads in the area are:
* Viale dei Parioli, a wide, tree lined avenue extending from Piazza
Ungheria to
villa Glori and to the Acqua Acetosa fountain.
* Via dei Monti Parioli, a small street at the summit of the neighborhood, overlooked by elegant residential buildings: here the Belgian and Serbian Embassies are located, as well as the Monte Parioli English School, for children under 10 years old.
* Viale
Tiziano
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, a huge tree-lined avenue which flanks the
Via Flaminia
The Via Flaminia or Flaminian Way was an ancient Roman road leading from Rome over the Apennine Mountains to ''Ariminum'' (Rimini) on the coast of the Adriatic Sea, and due to the ruggedness of the mountains was the major option the Romans had ...
.
* Viale della Moschea, where the
Mosque of Rome
The Mosque of Rome ( it, Moschea di Roma), situated in Parioli, Rome, Italy, is the largest mosque in the Western world in terms of land area.
It has an area of and can accommodate more than 12,000 people. The building is located in the ''Acqu ...
is located.
* Viale della
XVII Olimpiade, the main artery of the ''Villaggio Olimpico''.
* Corso
Francia
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, a major artery of the northern area of the city.
Other roads and squares of the district are chiefly named after nations and cities. Odonyms of Parioli can be categorized as follows:
* Nations, e.g. Via
Austria
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, Via
Belgio, Via Canada, Via
Colombia
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, Piazza
Cuba
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, Via
Danimarca, Via
Finland
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ia, Via
Gran Bretagna, Via
India
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, Via
Irlanda, Via
Jugoslavia
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Piazza
Lituania, Via
Panama
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, Via
Paraguay
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, Viale
Romania
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, Piazza
Ungheria, Via
Unione Sovietica, Via
Uruguay
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, Via
Venezuela
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.
* Cities, e.g. Piazza
Bligny, Via
Lima
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, Via
Lisbon
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a, Via
Lutezia, Via
Montevideo
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, Piazza
Santiago
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del Cile.
* Writers who fought in the
WWI
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, e.g. Via
Giosuè Borsi Giosuè is an Italian male given name, cognate to English Joshua (name), Joshua. It may refer to:
People
* Giosuè Argenti, Italian sculptor
* Giosuè Bonomi, Italian bicycle racer
* Giosuè Carducci, Italian poet
* Giosuè Cattarossi, Italian cler ...
, Via
Ruggero Fauro, Via
Vittorio Locchi, Via
Nino Oxilia
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, Via
Scipio Slataper
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Biogra ...
, Via
Carlo Stuparich.
* Olympic athletes and Olympics related names, e.g. Viale
Pietro de Coubertin, Via
Giulio Gaudini
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, Via
Nedo Nadi
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, Via
Dorando Pietri
Dorando Pietri (; often wrongly spelt Petri; 16 October 1885 – 7 February 1942) was an Italian long-distance runner. He finished first in the marathon at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London but was subsequently disqualified.
Biography
Earl ...
.
* Actors, e.g. Via
Eleonora Duse
Eleonora Giulia Amalia Duse ( , ; 3 October 185821 April 1924), often known simply as Duse, was an Italian actress, rated by many as the greatest of her time. She performed in many countries, notably in the plays of Gabriele d'Annunzio and Hen ...
, Via
Leopoldo Fregoli
Leopoldo (Luigi) Fregoli (; 2 July 1867 in Rome – 26 November 1936 in Viareggio) was a stage star and Italian actor.
Quick-change Artist
Fregoli was thought to be the greatest, most versatile quick-change artist of his day. He was famous for ...
, Via and Largo
Sergio Leone
Sergio Leone (; 3 January 1929 – 30 April 1989) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter credited as the pioneer of the Spaghetti Western genre and widely regarded as one of the most influential directors in the history of cin ...
, Via
Anna Magnani
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Born in Rome, she worked her ...
, Via
Ermete Novelli
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Born in Lucca, the son of a prompter, Novelli made his first appearance in 1866, and played character and leading comedy parts in the best companies between 1871 ...
, Via
Ettore Petrolini
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, Via
Giacinta Pezzana, Via
Adelaide Ristori
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Biography
She was born in Cividale del Friuli, the daughter of strolling players and appeared as a child on the ...
, Via
Tommaso Salvini
Tommaso Salvini (1 January 182931 December 1915) was an Italian actor.
Life
Salvini was born in Milan to parents who were both actors, his mother being the popular actress Guglielmina Zocchi.
Finding the boy had a talent for acting, his father ...
.
Places of interest
Archaeological sites
* Remains of
Antemnae
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* Villa dell'Auditorium, rediscovered in 1995 during the construction works of
Parco della Musica
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Religious buildings
![MOSCHEAGRANDE1241018](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/MOSCHEAGRANDE1241018.jpg)
*
San Roberto Bellarmino
*
Mosque of Rome
The Mosque of Rome ( it, Moschea di Roma), situated in Parioli, Rome, Italy, is the largest mosque in the Western world in terms of land area.
It has an area of and can accommodate more than 12,000 people. The building is located in the ''Acqu ...
Parks
*
Villa Ada
Villa Ada is a park in Rome, Italy, with a surface of it is the second largest in the city after Villa Doria Pamphili. It is located in the northeastern part of the city.
History
The wooded expanse was owned by the Italian royal House of Savoy i ...
Notes
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Hills of Rome