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 by Jmill42
Some ancient buildings can still be seen, like the Caetani tower and the church of San Bartolomeo, which was built on the site of the temple of Esculapius. Nothing of the 10th century church remains. It is only the work from rebuilding done in the 17th century. Leave a Comment Directions: Neighborhood: Centro Storico
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 by OttoMarzoLeave a Comment Address: Isola TiberinaDirections: Between Circo Massimo and Trastevere
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 by illumina
Some ancient buildings can still be seen, like the Caetani tower dating to the Middle Ages, and the church of San Bartolomeo that was built on the site of the temple of Esculapius. Unfortunately nothing is left of the 10th century church as it was almost entirely rebuilt in the 17th century.
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 Ponte Rotto or as it was named
the Ponte Aemilius by martin_nlLeave a Comment Directions: Walk to the Tiber from the Forum Boarium. You'll have a nice view over the Isola Tiberina and the Ponte Rotto from the Ponte Palatino bridge.
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 Isola Tiberina by martin_nlLeave a Comment Directions: Walk to the Tiber from the Forum Boarium. You'll have a nice view over the Isola Tiberina and the Ponte Rotto from the Ponte Palatino bridge.
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It's the world's smallest inhabited island, and there are a lot of activities going on there during the summer. This year (and I think every year) there was an open air cinema, with italian and english films, esplanades, restaurants and stalls selling books, souvenirs, handicraft, ecc. I spent quite some time there, because I fell in love with this little island as soon as my eyes caught it! It's so relaxing to lay down a bit and just watch the river flowing. It was really very pleasant.
In the island there is also a maternity (imagine how cool it is to be born there!), a little church (Chiesa di San Bartolomeo) and the ruins of an old bridge (from the first town built with stone). One of the bridges that connects the island with the city centre is the oldest remaining bridge of Rome, dating back from 62 BC.
For more pictures, please take a look at my Isola Tiberina travelogue. Directions: Lungotevere Pierleoni (Bocca della Verità area)
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 Ponte Rotto, May 2007 by von.otter
On this crucial location the two sides of the River Tiber have been in connection since the third century BC. Originally, there was a wooden bridge at this point. At the start of the second century BC it was destroyed by flood; it took over 35 years to replace it with Rome's first stone bridge. It was also the longest at 165 yards, earning it the name Pons Maximus.
Because the bridge is located where the river bends, the water's turbulence is stronger; the bridge was subject to heavier than normal wear. Two centuries after its was completed, the first of major restoration work was carried out, under Emperor Augustus.
The stone structure kept suffering damages from the strong flow of water; in the 13th century it collapsed again.
By the Renaissance, the span was known as Santa Maria Bridge. Restoration had been carried out shortly before it was completely swept away by a flood in 1557. Pope Gregory XIII rebuild it, 25 years later! On Christmas Eve 1598 the worst flood Rome's history, water rose over 16.5 feet above street level, smashed the bridge’s eastern arches.
For almost three hundred years that bridge was left broken, giving rise to its name. In 1853 Pope Pius IX used the bridge's ruminants to support an iron footbridge. But it was not stable, and in 1887 the footbridge was dismantled and a modern traffic bridge was built directly next to it, called Ponte Palatino. Leave a Comment
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 Isola Tiberina by Polly74
Moreover you can find a very nice church of the X century recently restored and on the south side part of the Ponter Rotto (Broken Bridge), first stone bridge in Rome Leave a Comment Directions: Bus Stop Lungotevere Pierleoni
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 over the Ponte Fabricio by mrclay2000Leave a Comment
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