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
- ^ Rendina-Paradisi (2004), p. 994
- ^ "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.