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Borgo Nuovo (Rome)

Partial view of the road, 1930 ca.
Partial view of the road, 1930 ca.
  • ... that the road of Borgo Nuovo (pictured) in Rome was demolished between 1936 and 1937 because of the construction of Via della Conciliazione? Source: "Il 29 Ottobre (1936) Mussolini dette inizio ai lavori di demolizione della Spina, che fu completamente abbattuta entro l'8 Ottobre del 1937" (Gigli (1990), p.33)
  • ALT1: ... that Raphael died in 1520 in his palace in Borgo Nuovo (pictured) in Rome? Source: "Alla morte dell'artista, che qui trascorse gli ultimi anni della sua vita..." (Gigli (1992), p. 46)
  • ALT2: ... that the newly built road of Borgo Nuovo (pictured) in Rome remained unpaved since there took place men and animal races, both favorite entertainments of the pope? Source: "la strada rimase in terra battuta...per farvi passare ...le corse di uomini, cavalli, bufali e asini, delle quali il papa era grandemente appassionato" (Gigli (1990), p. 25)

Created by Alessandro57 (talk). Self-nominated at 19:00, 18 January 2020 (UTC).