Hippodrome of Tor di Valle ( it, Ippodromo Tor di Valle) was an important horse racing venue in the city of

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. The

hippodrome The hippodrome ( el, ἱππόδρομος) was an ancient Greek stadium for horse racing and chariot racing. The name is derived from the Greek words ''hippos'' (ἵππος; "horse") and ''dromos'' (δρόμος; "course"). The term is used i ...

took its name from the area in which it was located and included a racetrack, a training track and a right track. It was one of the biggest of its kind in

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. Because of its size it often became a location for cultural, musical and social events in the city. The hippodrome was closed in 2013 after an agreement that the new stadium of AS Roma and a business park with skyscrapers by

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will be built on its place.

External links

Julio Lafuente: Tribune dell’Ippodromo di Tor di Valle.
Divisare.com (Italian)

References

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