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Pinciano

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Q. III Pinciano
Quartiere of Rome
Temple of Aesculapius
Position of the quartiere within the city of Rome
Position of the quartiere within the city of Rome
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
Metropolitan CityRome
ComuneRome
MunicipioMunicipio Roma II
Established20 August 1921[1]
Area
 • Total1.3769 sq mi (3.5662 km2)
Population
 • Total20,854
 • Density15,150/sq mi (5,848/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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

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Pinciano is among the first 15 quartieri of the city, originally delimited in 1911 and officially established in 1921. Previously, it was informally called Quartiere Sebastiani or Quartiere Pinciano (limited to the part between Via Pinciana and Via Salaria) or even Quartiere dei Fiumi (District of the Rivers), since several streets, near to the border with quartiere Salario, were named after Italian rivers.

Later, the quartiere was named Vittorio Emanuele III after the King of Italy, but in 1946 it regained its original name.[3]

Coat of arms

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Vert poplar (of Nero) on or background.[4]

Geography

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The quartiere is located in the northern area of the city, close to the Aurelian Walls.

Boundaries

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Northward, the quartiere borders with Parioli (Q. II), from which is separated by the whole Viale Maresciallo Pilsudski, by the whole Viale dei Parioli and by the whole Viale Liegi, up to Via Salaria.

Eastward, it borders with the quartiere Salario (Q. IV), whose boundary is marked by the stretch of Via Salaria, between Viale Regina Margherita and Piazza Fiume.

Southward, it borders with the rione Ludovisi (R. XVI), the boundary being outlined by the Aurelian walls alongside Corso d'Italia, from Piazza Fiume up to Piazzale Brasile (Porta Pinciana). To the south, it also borders with the rione Campo Marzio (R. IV), from which is separated by the stretch of the Aurelian walls alongside Viale del Muro Torto, from Piazzale Brasile up to Piazzale Flaminio (Porta del Popolo).

Westward, it borders with Flaminio (R. I), whose border is marked by Via Flaminia, between Piazzale Flaminio (Porta del Popolo) and Viale Maresciallo Pilsudski.

Local geography

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The main roads and squares of the quartiere are:

  • Corso d'Italia and Viale del Muro Torto, two important arteries of the city, running beside the Aurelian Walls;
  • Viale Bruno Buozzi, passing through the whole borough;
  • Piazza Euclide, which is regarded as the center of the quartiere and is often mistakenly thought to be located in Parioli;
  • Piazza Don Giovanni Minzoni, a wide rectangular square with a large garden in the middle, the Giardino Armida Barelli.

The streets and squares of the quartiere are mainly named after scientists, artists and musicians. Local toponyms can be categorized as follows:

Monuments and places of interest

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The School of Architecture of the Sapienza University of Rome.

Palaces and other buildings

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In 1981 it has been transformed into the Aldrovandi Villa Borghese Hotel.
  • Villa Marignoli, in Via Po on the corner of Corso d'Italia. 20th-century building (1907).
  • Villa Serena, in Via Carlo Dolci. 20th-century neogothic building (1909).
It is the project for the adaptation of a noble casino by architect Garibaldi Burba.
Project by architect Garibaldi Burba. It was the seat of the Istituto until 2010.
  • Villino Titta Ruffo, in Via Sassoferrato. 20th-century building (1919).
  • Villa Ambron, in Via delle Tre Madonne. 20th-century building in the typical 1920s style known as Barocchetto romano (1920).
Project by architect Marcello Piacentini.
  • Villino Astaldi, in Via Saverio Mercadante on the corner of Via Nicolò Porpora. 20th-century building (1920–23).
  • Palazzina Marchi, in Via Giacomo Carissimi. 20th-century building (1924) in Barocchetto romano style.
Project by architect Mario Marchi.
  • Villino Alatri, in Via Giovanni Paisiello. 20th-century building (1924–28).
  • Palazzina Giorgi, in Via Antonio Bertoloni. 20th-century building (1927) in Barocchetto romano style.
Project by engineer Oscar Giorgi Alberti.
  • Palazzina Virgili, in Via Angelo Secchi. 20th-century rationalist building (1929).
Project by architect Pietro Aschieri commissioned by Filippo Virgili. In 1933 it became the residence of the daughter of Benito Mussolini, Edda, with her husband Galeazzo Ciano.
  • Palazzina Acerbo, in Via Nicolò Tartaglia. 20th-century building (1930) in Barocchetto romano style.
Project by architect Guido Fiorini commissioned by the gerarca Giacomo Acerbo. It is currently the seat of the Embassy of Venezuela.

Religious buildings

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Archaeological sites

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Dedicated to the homonymous Goddess, it was discovered in 1999 at the crossroads between Via Guidubaldo del Monte and Piazza Euclide.[6]

Gates in the Aurelian walls

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Villas and parks

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Culture

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Universities and other cultural institutions

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Museums

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Cinema and theatre

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The park of Villa Borghese houses the Cinema dei Piccoli and the Silvano Toti Globe Theatre.

References

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  1. ^ Municipal Counsil Resolution nr. 20.
  2. ^ Roma Capitale – Roma Statistica. Population inscribed in the resident register at 31 December 2016 by toponymy subdivision.
  3. ^ Deliberation of the Governor of Rome nr. 3241 dated 13 September 1946.
  4. ^ See Carlo Pietrangeli (Bibliography), p. 192. The coat of arms refers to the Tomb of Nero on the slopes of the Pincian hill.
  5. ^ The street is dedicated to Cristoforo Roncalli and Niccolò Circignani, both nicknamed as "Pomarancio".
  6. ^ Marina Piranomonte, Francisco Marco Simón The Daemon and the Nymph: Abraxas and Anna Perenna Archived 10 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, on Bollettino di Archeologia on line I 2010/ Special volume D / D8 / 1, edited by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, Directorate General for the antiquities.

Bibliography

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  • Giorgio Carpaneto; others (1997). I quartieri di Roma. Rome: Newton Compton Editori.
  • Alberto Manodori (1991). "QUARTIERE III. PINCIANO". I Rioni e i Quartieri di Roma. Vol. 6. Rome: Newton Compton Editori.
  • Carlo Pietrangeli (1953). "Insegne e stemmi dei rioni di Roma" (PDF). Capitolium. Rassegna di attività municipali. year XXVIII (6). Rome: Tumminelli – Istituto Romano di Arti Grafiche.
  • Claudio Rendina; Donatella Paradisi (2004). Le strade di Roma. Vol. 1. Rome: Newton Compton Editori.
  • Claudio Rendina (2006). I quartieri di Roma. Vol. 1. Rome: Newton Compton Editori.
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