Testaccio is the name of Rome‘s 20th rione. It is one of the most important nighttime areas of the city. This has resulted in the area, originally a quartiere popolare (“people’s district” as called by the Romans themselves), being taken over by a wealthier, yuppie part of the population.
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Testaccio Fountain Rome
The Testaccio Fountain or Pius IX Fountain is located in the Lungotevere Testaccio in Rome. The fountain was commissioned by Pope Pius IX, to celebrate (and brag about) having the walls along the river Tiber constructed.
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Monte Testaccio is an artificial hill in Rome. It was formed between 140 B.C. and 250 A.D. from fragments of broken pottery, hailing from the millions of amphorae that were utilized in order to transport the goods that were unloaded in the river port along the Tiber. The pottery fragments were called testae in Latin, what led to the name Testaccio, now the neighbourhood’s name.
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The so-called Fountain of the Jug (Fontana del Boccale) is located in the Via Nicola Zabaglia in the Testaccio neighborhood of Rome.
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The ex-Mattatoio, a multi-cultural space in the Testaccio neighbourhood of Rome is, as the name indicates, a former slaughterhouse.
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The Fountain of the Amphorae (Fontana delle Anfore) is located in the Piazza Testaccio in the Testaccio neighborhood of Rome. It was returned here in 2014 after 80 years of having embellished the Piazza dell’Emporio.
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The MACRO Testaccio – La Pelanda is situated inside the ex-Mattattoio (former slaughterhouse), one of the culturally most important and interesting complexes in Rome. It is the second seat of the museum.
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The Ponte Testaccio is a bridge connecting the Largo Giovanni Battista Marzi (rione Testaccio) to the Lungotevere Portuense (Portuense neighborhood) in Rome.
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