Tor Tre Teste is a district of

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, outside the

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. It is located in

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along

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. It has a population of 12,176.Comune di Roma - Ufficio di Statistica. Iscritti in anagrafe al 31-12-2008. The area was part of the Roman countryside until the middle of the 20th century. means "three heads' tower" and was named after a Roman funerary relief. One of the deceased is a veiled woman. The relief was walled into a tower built in the 12th century and belonging to the

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. Later the tower was incorporated into a small church. This part of the

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was built up rapidly in the second half of the 20th century. Important Roman archaeological remains were destroyed during the process. The modern district is mainly

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, a blend of undistinguished housing developments and industrial estates.

Notable places

* Jubilee Church or chiesa di Dio Padre Misericordioso by

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was built in 2003 for the

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of the

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. The church features three large curved walls of pre-cast concrete. The project plays a part in the revitalization of the run-down area. * The ruins of the medieval tower are standing in a military precinct near Via Praenestina together with the small derelict 17th-century church. A copy of the Roman relief, after which the whole district was named, is attached to the wall.

References

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