Tor di Quinto
District of Rome
Latium - Italy

Battle of the Milvian Bridge

The Battle of the Milvian Bridge took place between the Roman Emperors Constantine I and Maxentius on 28 October 312. It takes its name from the Milvian Bridge, an important route over the Tiber. Constantine won the battle and started on the path that led him to end the Tetrarchy and become the sole ruler of the Roman Empire. Maxentius drowned in the Tiber during the battle.

Located at 41.9356, 12.4669 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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312, 4th-century conflicts, Angelic apparitions, Battles involving the Roman Empire, Constantine the Great and Christianity, Battles of Constantine the Great

Opus Dei

Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei (Latin: Praelatura Sanctae Crucis et Operis Dei), is an institution of the Roman Catholic Church that teaches that everyone is called to holiness and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity. The majority of its membership are lay people, with secular priests under the governance of a prelate (bishop) elected by specific members and appointed by the Pope.

Located at 41.9218, 12.4841 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Opus Dei, 20th-century Roman Catholicism, Catholic spirituality, Christian interfaith and secular relations, History of Roman Catholicism, Personal prelatures of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope John Paul II, Religious organizations established in 1928, Second Vatican Council

Villa Giulia

This page describes the building in Rome. For the museum itself see National Etruscan Museum. For the Villa Giulia in Naples or Palermo, see Villa Giulia (Naples) or Villa Giulia (Palermo). The Villa Giulia is a villa in Rome, Italy. It was built by Pope Julius III in 1551-1553 on what was then the edge of the city. Today it is publicly owned, and houses the Museo Nazionale Etrusco, an impressive collection of Etruscan art and artifacts.

Located at 41.9183, 12.4778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Mannerist architecture in Italy, Villas in Rome, Houses in Italy

Stadio Flaminio

The Stadio Flaminio is a stadium in Rome. It lies along the Via Flaminia, three kilometres northwest of the city centre, 300 metres away from the Parco di Villa Glori. The interior spaces include a covered swimming pool, rooms for fencing, amateur wrestling, weightlifting, boxing and gymnastics.

Located at 41.927, 12.4723 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Rugby union stadiums in Italy, Football venues in Italy, Sports venues in Rome, 1960 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic football venues, National stadiums

Aniene

The Aniene River is a 98 km river in Lazio, Italy. It originates in the mountains at Trevi nel Lazio and flows westward past Subiaco, Vicovaro, and Tivoli into the Tiber. In antiquity, most of the Roman aqueducts had their sources either at the Aniene or the streams flowing into it. Notable historic bridges across the river include the Ponte Nomentano, Ponte Salario and Ponte di San Francesco, all of which were originally fortified with towers.

Located at 41.9417, 12.5018 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Geography of Rome, Rivers of the Province of Rome, Rivers of the Province of Frosinone

Ponte Milvio

The Milvian (or Mulvian) Bridge is a bridge over the Tiber in northern Rome, Italy. It was an economically and strategically important bridge in the era of the Roman Empire and was the site of the famous Battle of Milvian Bridge.

Located at 41.9356, 12.4669 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Bridges in Rome, Roman bridges in Italy, Deck arch bridges, Stone bridges, 1st-century BC bridges

Parioli

Parioli is a neighbourhood in the north of Rome, Italy. The name comes from Monti Parioli, a series of tufa 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.

Located at 41.9321, 12.4868 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Districts of Rome, Hills of Rome

Stadio Nazionale PNF

The Stadio Nazionale del PNF (National Stadium of the National Fascist Party) was a multi-purpose stadium in Rome, Italy. It was built in 1927 and held 50,000 people. It hosted three of the 17 matches of the 1934 FIFA World Cup, including the final between hosts Italy and Czechoslovakia on 10 June 1934. Clubs S.S. Lazio and A.S. Roma played their home matches there before both teams started using the Stadio Olimpico in 1953. The stadium was demolished in 1953 and replaced by the Stadio Flaminio.

Located at 41.9272, 12.4722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures demolished in 1953, Sports venues in Rome, 1934 FIFA World Cup stadiums, Football venues in Italy, Defunct football venues in Italy, Multi-purpose stadiums in Italy

Sant'Andrea in Via Flaminia

Sant'Andrea in Via Flaminia (English: Saint Andrew on Via Flaminia) is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to St Andrew the Apostle in Rome, Italy. The edifice is also known as Sant'Andrea del Vignola, after its architect Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola. It was commissioned by Pope Julius III, to commemorate his escape from prison during the Sack of Rome, 1527.

Located at 41.9212, 12.472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Roman Catholic churches in Rome, Mannerist architecture in Italy, Neoclassical architecture, 19th-century church buildings

Palazzetto dello Sport

The Palazzetto dello Sport is an indoor arena located in Piazza Apollodoro in Rome, Italy. Built for the 1960 Summer Olympics and inaugurated in 1957, it has a 3 500 seating capacity and was designed by architect Annibale Vitellozzi and its reinforced thin-shell concrete dome was engineered by Pier Luigi Nervi under the direction of Engineer Giacomo Maccagno. The venue hosted basketball among other sports during the Olympic Games. Presently the Palazzetto dello Sport hosts volleyball matches.

Located at 41.9296, 12.4707 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Sports venues in Rome, Defunct basketball venues, Concrete shell structures, Indoor arenas in Italy, 1960 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic basketball venues, Olympic weightlifting venues, Modernist architecture in Italy

Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

The Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (English: National Academy of St Cecilia) is one of the oldest musical institutions in the world, founded by the papal bull Ratione congruit, issued by Sixtus V in 1585, which invoked two saints prominent in Western musical history: Gregory the Great, for whom the Gregorian chant is named, and Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. Since 2005 it has been headquartered at the Renzo Piano designed Parco della Musica in Rome.

Located at 41.9289, 12.4744 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Italian music, Music schools in Italy, 1585 establishments, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Education in Rome

Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli

The Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli (Italian for "Guido Carli Free International University for Social Studies"), often simply abbreviated as "LUISS," is a private university founded in 1974 in Rome, Italy. LUISS University is an independent university set up by a consortium of private and public companies that reorganised a pre-existing institution, Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali-Pro Deo, founded in 1966.

Located at 41.9244, 12.4931 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Universities in Italy, Educational institutions established in 1974, University presses of Italy

Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna

Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, or the National Gallery of Modern Art (GNAM), is an art gallery in Rome, Italy, dedicated to modern art. It is located at Via delle Belle Arti, 113, near the Etruscan Museum. With its neoclassical and Romantic paintings and sculptures, it marks a dramatic change from the glories of the Renaissance and ancient Rome.

Located at 41.9169, 12.4819 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in Rome, National museums of Italy, Renaissance Revival architecture in Italy, Modern art museums

Parco della Musica

Auditorium Parco della Musica is a large multi-functional public music complex in Rome, Italy. The complex is situated in the north of the city, in the area where the 1960 Summer Olympic Games were held. Parco della Musica was designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano. Jürgen Reinhold from Müller-BBM was in charge of acoustics in the three concert halls; Franco Zagari was landscape architect for the outdoor spaces.

Located at 41.9291, 12.4746 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Rome, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Renzo Piano buildings, Concert halls in Italy, Visitor attractions in Rome

Bioparco (Rome)

Bioparco SpA (Giardino Zoologico di Roma) is a 17-hectare zoological garden located on part of the original Villa Borghese estate in Rome, Italy. There are 1114 animals of 222 species maintained.

Located at 41.9175, 12.4853 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Zoos in Italy, Visitor attractions in Rome, Buildings and structures in Rome

National Etruscan Museum

The National Etruscan Museum (Italian: Museo Nazionale Etrusco) is a museum of the Etruscan civilization, housed in the Villa Giulia in Rome, Italy.

Located at 41.9184, 12.4777 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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1889 establishments in Italy, Archaeological museums in Italy, Art museums and galleries in Rome, Collections of the Villa Giulia, Etruscans, Museums established in 1889, National museums of Italy

Sacro Cuore di Maria

Sacro Cuore Immacolato di Maria, is a titular church in Piazza Euclide, Rome. It was built by the architect Armando Brasini (1879 - 1965). Its construction began in 1923 with the design of a Greek cross inscribed in a circle with an articulated facade, and completed before 1936, the year in which it was made a parish church and granted to the Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Sacred Immaculate Heart of Mary, usually known as the Claretians.

Located at 41.9274, 12.4811 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Titular churches in Rome, Basilica churches in Rome

Sant'Eugenio

Sant'Eugenio is a titular church dedicated to St. Eugenius in Rome, Italy.

Located at 41.9187, 12.4747 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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1940s architecture, Basilica churches in Rome, Titular churches in Rome, Religious organizations established in 1951, 12th-century church buildings, Roman Catholic congregations established in the 20th century, Roman Catholic churches in Rome

Museo Civico di Zoologia

The Museo Civico di Zoologia is a natural history museum in Rome, central Italy. It is situated next to the Bioparc and can be entered by the Zoo or through the entrance on via Ulisse Aldrovandi. Founded in 1932, it is said to continue the natural history tradition of the Gabinetto di Zoologia dell'Università Pontificia and the collections date from 1792. It is a recognized as an institute of national importance by the Ministero per la Università e la Ricerca Scientifica.

Located at 41.9193, 12.4884 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Natural history museums in Italy, Museums in Rome, Museums established in 1932

Palazzo della Farnesina

The Palazzo della Farnesina is an Italian government building located between Monte Mario and the Tiber River in the Foro Italico area in Rome, Italy. Designed in 1935, it has housed the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs since its completion in 1959.

Located at 41.9372, 12.4579 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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1930s architecture, Palaces in Rome, Arts in Italy, Italian fascist architecture

Villa Ada

Villa Ada is a park in Rome, Italy: with a surface of 450 acres, it is the second largest after Villa Doria Pamphili. It is located in the northeastern part of the city. Its highest prominence is Monte Antenne, 67 m (220 ft), an ancient archeological site.

Located at 41.932, 12.5015 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Gardens in Rome

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 where the Via Salaria (modern SS4) crossed the Aniene, a tributary of the Tiber. The visible side arches are assumed to originate from the first stone structure built between the end of the 2nd and first half of the 1st century BC.

Located at 41.9394, 12.5083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Bridges in Rome, Roman bridges in Italy, Deck arch bridges, Stone bridges, 2nd-century BC bridges, Bridges completed in 1874

MAXXI – National Museum of the 21st Century Arts

The MAXXI – National Museum of the 21st Century Arts is a national museum dedicated to contemporary creativity, located in the Flaminio neighbourhood of Rome, Italy. It is managed by a foundation created by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities. It was designed as a multidisciplinary space by Zaha Hadid and committed to experimentation and innovation in the arts and architecture.

Located at 41.9278, 12.4653 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Zaha Hadid buildings, Postmodern architecture, Modernist architecture in Italy, Modern art museums, Contemporary art galleries in Italy, Art museums and galleries in Rome, National museums of Italy, Art museums established in 2010, 2010 establishments in Italy, Buildings and structures completed in 2009

Moschea di Roma (mosque)

The Mosque of Rome (Italian: Moschea di Roma) is the largest mosque in Italy. It has an area of 30,000 m and can accommodate 12,000 people. The building is located in the Acqua Acetosa area, at the foot of the Monti Parioli, north of the city. As well as being the city's mosque it is the seat of the Centro Culturale Islamico d'Italia (the Italian Islamic Cultural Centre).

Located at 41.9348, 12.4952 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Places of worship in Rome, Islam in Italy, Mosques in Italy

Rome Urbe Airport

Rome Urbe Airport is a small civilian airport in Rome, situated in the northern part of the city, between Via Salaria and the Tiber River, about 2.7 NM (5 km, 3,1 mi) inside the Greater Ring Road, the circular motorway around the city.

Located at 41.9519, 12.4989 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Airports in Italy, Airports in Rome, Buildings and structures in Lazio