Garbatella
Encyclopedia
Garbatella is an historical urban area that belongs to the Municipio XI of the commune
of Rome
, in the Ostiense
district. Its population is nearly 45000 inhabitants.
It has been founded in the late twenties on the hill surroundings of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
. The older section of the area is divided into a number of buildings that are grouped together with a common yard, a design that was borrowed by the Garden city movement
. This kind of architectural agglomeration in Rococo
style, called lotto, made the yard a sort of informal meeting point for all the families that live in the lotto.
Line B (Rome Metro)
station.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
of Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, in the Ostiense
Ostiense
Ostiense is a quarter in the south of Rome, Italy. It comprises the area near the Ostiense Way from the Porta San Paolo to the Magliana Viaduct. Its official boundaries include the neighborhood of Garbatella....
district. Its population is nearly 45000 inhabitants.
It has been founded in the late twenties on the hill surroundings of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
The Papal Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls , commonly known as St Paul's Outside the Walls, is one of four churches that are the great ancient major basilicas or papal basilicas of Rome: the basilicas of St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major, and St. Peter's and Saint Paul Outside the Walls...
. The older section of the area is divided into a number of buildings that are grouped together with a common yard, a design that was borrowed by the Garden city movement
Garden city movement
The garden city movement is a method of urban planning that was initiated in 1898 by Sir Ebenezer Howard in the United Kingdom. Garden cities were intended to be planned, self-contained communities surrounded by "greenbelts" , containing proportionate areas of residences, industry and...
. This kind of architectural agglomeration in Rococo
Rococo
Rococo , also referred to as "Late Baroque", is an 18th-century style which developed as Baroque artists gave up their symmetry and became increasingly ornate, florid, and playful...
style, called lotto, made the yard a sort of informal meeting point for all the families that live in the lotto.
Places of interest
- The Teatro Palladium, an historic theatre in rome, now ran by Roma Tre University.
Transport
GarbatellaGarbatella (Rome Metro)
Garbatella is a station on the Line B of the Rome Metro. It was opened in 1990 and is located behind the former Mercati Generali di Roma, on the via Ostiense in the Ostiense quarter...
Line B (Rome Metro)
Line B (Rome Metro)
Line B is a metro line serving Rome, Italy, and part of the Rome Metro. Despite its name, Line B was the first line to be built in the city. It crosses Rome diagonally from north-east, starting at Rebibbia station, to south, terminating at Laurentina, in the EUR district. It crosses line A at...
station.