Casa dei Crescenzi

Casa dei Crescenzi is a building in Municipio Roma I, Rome, Lazio which is located on Via Luigi Petroselli. Casa dei Crescenzi is situated nearby to the library Biblioteca del Centro di studi per la storia dell’architettura, as well as near the town hall Municipio Roma I.

Photo: Jensens, Public domain.

Type: Building
Description: building in Rome, Italy
Address: Via Luigi Petroselli 54, Roma, 00186

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Temple of Portunus and Cloaca Maxima.

Temple of Portunus

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The Temple of Portunus is an ancient Roman temple in Rome, Italy. It was built beside the Forum Boarium, the Roman cattle market associated with Hercules, which was adjacent to Rome's oldest river port and the oldest stone bridge across the Tiber River, the Pons Aemilius.

Cloaca Maxima

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The Cloaca Maxima was originally built to drain the rain water from the city of Rome, and is one of the world's earliest drainage systems. Its name is related to that of Cloacina, a Roman goddess.

Forum Boarium

Park

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The Forum Boarium was the cattle market or forum venalium of ancient Rome. It was located on a level piece of land near the Tiber between the Capitoline, the Palatine and Aventine hills.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitoline Hill and Palatine Hill.

Capitoline Hill

Locality

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The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill, between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.

Palatine Hill

Locality

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The Palatine Hill, which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".