Flaminio
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

RAI

Raï is a form of folk music that originated in Oran, Algeria from Bedouin shepherds, mixed with Spanish, French, African and Arabic musical forms, which dates back to the 1930s. Singers of raï are called cheb (shabab, young) as opposed to sheikh, the name given to Chaabi singers. The tradition arose in cities like Oran, Relizane, Mostaganem, Chlef and Sidi-Bel-Abbès, primarily among the poor. Traditionally sung by men, by the end of the 20th century, female singers had become common.

Located at 41.9178, 12.4664 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Raï, Algerian music, Popular music, Oran, Rai (broadcaster), European Broadcasting Union members, Government-owned companies of Italy, Italian brands, Italian-language television networks, Publicly funded broadcasters, Multilingual broadcasters, Companies established in 1924, Television channels and stations established in 1954, 1965 births, Living people, People from Ribeirão Preto, Brazilian footballers, Association football midfielders, Campeonato Brasileiro Série A footballers, Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players, Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players, São Paulo FC players, Ligue 1 players, Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players, Brazil international footballers, 1987 Copa América players, 1991 Copa América players, 1994 FIFA World Cup players, FIFA World Cup-winning players, Brazilian expatriate footballers, Expatriate footballers in France, South American Footballer of the Year winners

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

Stadio Olimpico

The Stadio Olimpico is the main and largest sports facility of Rome, Italy. It is located within the Foro Italico sports complex on the north of the city. An asset of the Italian National Olympic Committee, the structure is intended primarily for football. It is the home stadium of Serie A clubs Lazio and Roma, the venue of the final Coppa Italia, the home venue of the Italian national rugby union team and Italy's national athletics stadium.

Located at 41.9339, 12.4548 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Football venues in Italy, Sports venues in Rome, S.S. Lazio, A.S. Roma, 1990 FIFA World Cup stadiums, UEFA Euro 1968 stadiums, Rugby union stadiums in Italy, Olympic stadiums, 1960 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic athletics venues, Athletics (track and field) venues in Italy, Modernist architecture in Italy

Italian Open (tennis)

The Rome Masters (officially named as Internazionali BNL d'Italia) is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour, and the women's competition being a Premier 5 event on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour. The two events were combined in 2011.

Located at 41.9292, 12.456 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Tennis tournaments in Italy, Clay court tennis tournaments, ATP Tour, WTA Tour, Sport in Rome, Italian Open (tennis), Recurring sporting events established in 1930

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

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

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

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

Lepanto (Rome Metro)

Lepanto is an underground station on Line A of the Rome Metro, which is an underground mass transit system. The station was inaugurated in 1980, and is at the junction of viale Giulio Cesare with via Lepanto and via Marcantonio Colonna, in Prati. The offices of the Civil Court of Rome are in via Lepanto.

Located at 41.9114, 12.4661 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Line A stations, Railway stations opened in 1980

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

Foro Italico

Foro Italico, formerly Foro Mussolini, is a sports complex in Rome, Italy. It was built between 1928 and 1938 as the Foro Mussolini under the design of Enrico Del Debbio and, later, Luigi Moretti. Inspired by the Roman forums of the imperial age, its design is lauded as a preeminent masterpiece of Italian Fascist architecture instituted by Mussolini.

Located at 41.9307, 12.4567 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Italian fascist architecture, Sports venues in Rome, Tennis venues in Italy, Water polo venues

Stadio dei Marmi

Not to be confused with the football stadium in Carrara. The Stadio dei Marmi is a sport stadium in the Foro Italico, a sport complex in Rome, Italy. It was designed in the 1920s as a complement to the annexed Academy of Physical Education (now the seat of CONI, Italian Olympic Committee), to be used by its students for training. Originally designed by Enrico Del Debbio, construction was completed In 1928.

Located at 41.9343, 12.4574 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Sports venues completed in 1928, 1960 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic field hockey venues, Sports venues in Rome

Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto

The Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto (Olympic Swimming Stadium) is an aquatics centre at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. Inaugurated in 1959, it was designed by the architects Enrico Del Debbio and Aniballe Vitellozzi to host the swimming, diving, water polo, and swimming portion of the modern pentathlon events for the 1960 Summer Olympics. The venue was refurbished to host the 1983 European Aquatics Championships, and reconfigured and expanded for the 1994 World Aquatics Championships .

Located at 41.9293, 12.4576 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Sports venues in Rome, 1960 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic diving venues, Olympic modern pentathlon venues, Olympic swimming venues, Olympic water polo venues

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

Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re

Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re is a Roman Catholic church in Rome, designed between the 1920s and 1930s by Marcello Piacentini.

Located at 41.9174, 12.4653 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Titular churches in Rome, Basilica churches in Rome, Italian fascist architecture, Modernist architecture in Italy, Buildings and structures completed in 1934

Embassy of Colombia, Rome

The Embassy of Colombia in Rome is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Colombia to the Italian Republic; it is headed by the Ambassador of Colombia to Italy.

Located at 41.914, 12.4733 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Diplomatic missions of Colombia, Diplomatic missions in Rome, Colombia–Italy relations, Buildings and structures in Rome