Manzoni–Museo della Liberazione (formerly Manzoni) is an underground station on
Line A of the
Rome Metro, inaugurated in 1980. It is located under the junction of Viale
Alessandro Manzoni
Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Antonio Manzoni (, , ; 7 March 1785 – 22 May 1873) was an Italian poet, novelist and philosopher.
He is famous for the novel ''The Betrothed (Manzoni novel), The Betrothed'' (orig. ) (1827), generally ranked among ...
, Via
Emanuele Filiberto and Via
San Quintino, in
Esquilino rione
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the title of ().
Formed a ...
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Manzoni – Museo della Liberazione (Rome Metro)
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Located nearby
* Piazza Dante
* Viale Manzoni
* Museum of the Liberation of Rome
The Museum of the Liberation of Rome () is located in an apartment building at Via Tasso 145, Rome, close to the basilica of St. John Lateran. It records the period of German occupation of Rome (September 1943 – June 1944) in the Second World ...
(). Museum housed in the former headquarters of the SS during German occupation of Italy (via Tasso 145).
Refurbishment
The station underwent extensive refurbishment from January 2006 to October 2007, when escalators and electrical, safety and communication systems were upgraded. During the works, archaeological remains were found, and this prolonged their duration. Upon reopening, the station was given the new name ''Manzoni–Museo della Liberazione''.
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External links
Rome Metro Line A stations
Railway stations in Italy opened in 1980
Rome R. XV Esquilino
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