
Lungotevere Michelangelo is the stretch of
Lungotevere
Lungotevere (Italian for ''Tiber Waterfront'') is an alley or boulevard running along the river Tiber within the city of Rome.
The building of the Lungoteveres required the demolition of the former edifices along the river banks and the constru ...
that links Piazza della Libertà to Piazza delle Cinque Giornate in Rome, in the
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 ...
Prati
Prati is the 22nd of Rome, Italy, identified by the initials R. XXII. It belongs to the Municipio I since 2013, while previously, along with Borgo and Trionfale and Della Vittoria, it was part of the Municipio XVII.
Its coat of arms de ...
.
The Lungotevere is dedicated to
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6March 147518February 1564), known mononymously as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. Born in the Republic of Florence, his work was inspi ...
, who created several works of art in the town; it was established as per resolution on April 1, 1911.
The boulevard is delimited by
Ponte Giacomo Matteotti
Ponte Giacomo Matteotti (or briefly Ponte Matteotti), formerly ''Ponte del Littorio'', is a bridge that links Lungotevere Arnaldo da Brescia to Piazza delle Cinque Giornate in Rome (Italy), in the Rione Prati and in the Flaminio and Della Vittor ...
and
Ponte Regina Margherita, while in an intermediate position rises
Ponte Pietro Nenni, that is used by the trains of the
Line A of the
Rome Metro
The Rome Metro () is a rapid transit system that operates in Rome, Italy. It started operation in 1955, making it the oldest in the country.
The Metro comprises three lines – A (orange), B (blue) and C (green) – which operate on of rout ...
.
Notes
Sources
*{{cite book, last1=Rendina , first1=Claudio, last2=Paradisi , first2=Donatella, title = Le strade di Roma. 2nd volume E-O, edition= 2004, publisher = Newton Compton Editori, Rome, isbn=88-541-0209-1
Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6March 147518February 1564), known mononymously as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. Born in the Republic of Florence, his work was inspir ...
Streets in Rome R. XXII Prati