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Via dei Fori Imperiali
The Via dei Fori Imperiali (formerly Via dei Monti, then Via dell'Impero) is a road in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, that is in a straight line from the Piazza Venezia to the Colosseum. The road was built in 1932 to rediscover and made visible the Imperial fora: Forum of Trajan, Forum of Augustus and Forum of Nerva, as well as Trajan's Market, previously hidden under the buildings. Most of these monuments can be seen on both sides of the road. The street is lined with stone pines (Pinus pinea). Since the 1990s, there has been a new deal of archaeological excavation along the road and in its gardens.
In the Roman regulatory plans of 1873, 1883 and 1909 it was planned to open a road between Piazza Venezia and the Colosseum, therefore on the route of the present Via dei Fori Imperiali. The project was consistent with the philosophy of urban planning of the time, which provided for the opening in the city centres of wide connecting roads created by gutting the ancient building fabric. A classic example is the transformation of Paris during the Second French Empire, by Napoleon III and the prefect Baron Haussmann, but there were similar interventions in London (1848–1865), Florence (1859–1865), Vienna (1857) and Brussels (1867–1871).
The Via dei Fori Imperiali was finally built during the Fascist period between 1924 and 1932. The tentative name of the road during its construction was Via dei Monti, but it was named Via dell'Impero when it was inaugurated. Mussolini, on horseback, cut the ribbon opening the road on 9 April 1932 and led a military parade with veterans of World War I. After the end of World War II, the road was renamed to its present name. Each year on 2 June it hosts a parade in celebration of the founding of the modern Italian Republic.
The road was built to rediscover and made visible the Imperial fora: Forum of Trajan, Forum of Augustus, Forum of Caesar, Forum of Nerva and Trajan's Market, previously hidden under the buildings.
This decision necessitated to demolish buildings whose historical interest was deemed negligible compared to the ancient monuments that would be unearthed. This led to the demolition of more than 40,000 sq yd (8.3 acres; 3.3 ha) of one of the most densely populated areas of Rome, obliterating medieval and Renaissance structures, including three little churches and tenements that housed 746 of Rome's poorest families, which were relocated to peripheral neighborhoods. The artworks contained in the demolished buildings, including the frescoes, were saved by removing them.
Demolitions carried out:
The Via dei Fori Imperiali completely changed the landscape and character of a part of Rome: before its construction, the Colosseum was not visible from Piazza Venezia and the imperial fora were hidden by a popular quarter of the fifteenth century.
In 1927,the street's designer, Antonio Muñoz, announced a competition to document the aspects of the areas that were destined to be demolished in those years of intense urban renewal of the capital; among these areas, naturally, was the quartiere Alessandrino. He wanted there to be evidence not only of the buildings, but also of daily life, through watercolours, oils, tempera, drawings, engravings and photographs. The works are preserved at the Museo di Roma (Museum of Rome)
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Via dei Fori Imperiali
The Via dei Fori Imperiali (formerly Via dei Monti, then Via dell'Impero) is a road in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, that is in a straight line from the Piazza Venezia to the Colosseum. The road was built in 1932 to rediscover and made visible the Imperial fora: Forum of Trajan, Forum of Augustus and Forum of Nerva, as well as Trajan's Market, previously hidden under the buildings. Most of these monuments can be seen on both sides of the road. The street is lined with stone pines (Pinus pinea). Since the 1990s, there has been a new deal of archaeological excavation along the road and in its gardens.
In the Roman regulatory plans of 1873, 1883 and 1909 it was planned to open a road between Piazza Venezia and the Colosseum, therefore on the route of the present Via dei Fori Imperiali. The project was consistent with the philosophy of urban planning of the time, which provided for the opening in the city centres of wide connecting roads created by gutting the ancient building fabric. A classic example is the transformation of Paris during the Second French Empire, by Napoleon III and the prefect Baron Haussmann, but there were similar interventions in London (1848–1865), Florence (1859–1865), Vienna (1857) and Brussels (1867–1871).
The Via dei Fori Imperiali was finally built during the Fascist period between 1924 and 1932. The tentative name of the road during its construction was Via dei Monti, but it was named Via dell'Impero when it was inaugurated. Mussolini, on horseback, cut the ribbon opening the road on 9 April 1932 and led a military parade with veterans of World War I. After the end of World War II, the road was renamed to its present name. Each year on 2 June it hosts a parade in celebration of the founding of the modern Italian Republic.
The road was built to rediscover and made visible the Imperial fora: Forum of Trajan, Forum of Augustus, Forum of Caesar, Forum of Nerva and Trajan's Market, previously hidden under the buildings.
This decision necessitated to demolish buildings whose historical interest was deemed negligible compared to the ancient monuments that would be unearthed. This led to the demolition of more than 40,000 sq yd (8.3 acres; 3.3 ha) of one of the most densely populated areas of Rome, obliterating medieval and Renaissance structures, including three little churches and tenements that housed 746 of Rome's poorest families, which were relocated to peripheral neighborhoods. The artworks contained in the demolished buildings, including the frescoes, were saved by removing them.
Demolitions carried out:
The Via dei Fori Imperiali completely changed the landscape and character of a part of Rome: before its construction, the Colosseum was not visible from Piazza Venezia and the imperial fora were hidden by a popular quarter of the fifteenth century.
In 1927,the street's designer, Antonio Muñoz, announced a competition to document the aspects of the areas that were destined to be demolished in those years of intense urban renewal of the capital; among these areas, naturally, was the quartiere Alessandrino. He wanted there to be evidence not only of the buildings, but also of daily life, through watercolours, oils, tempera, drawings, engravings and photographs. The works are preserved at the Museo di Roma (Museum of Rome)
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