Lungotevere dei Pierleoni

Lungotevere dei Pierleoni

Lungotevere dei Pierleoni is the stretch of lungotevere which links piazza di Monte Savello to ponte Palatino, in Rome, in rione Ripa.[1]

This lungotevere is named after the ancient Roman family of the Pierleoni, which owned houses, towers and a fortress on the shore of the Tevere; it was instituted with law of 20 July 1887.[2]

The erection of this lungotevere caused the destruction of a whole quarter near the forum Boarium, whose roads have been reproduced in the watercolors of Ettore Roesler Franz.

Note

  1. ↑ Rendina-Paradisi (2004), p. 994
  2. ↑ "Lungotevere dei Pierleoni". Retrieved 21 September 2010.

Sources

  • Rendina, Claudio; Paradisi, Donatella (2004). Le strade di Roma. 3rd volume P-Z. Newton Compton Editori, Rome. ISBN 88-541-0209-1.
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