Forte Monte Mario (Rome)

Forte Monte Mario
Part of Entrenched field of Rome
00136 Rome in  Italy
Site information
Open to the public	No
Location
Coordinates	41°55′27″N12°27′05″E / 41.92417°N 12.45139°E / 41.92417; 12.45139
Site history
Built	1877-1882
Built by	Victor Emmanuel II
In use	1882-1919
Garrison information
Occupants	Ministry of Defence

Forte Monte Mario is one of the 15 forts of Rome, built between 1877 and 1891. It is located in Rome (Italy), in the Quarter Q, XV Della Vittoria, within the Municipio I.

History

Construction was started in 1877 and was finished in 1882. The fort covers a ground area of 8.4 ha (21 acres) and is situated at the 3rd km of Via Trionfale on Monte Mario, for which it is named. ^[1]

It is currently occupied by military units.

References

1. Baedeker (Firm), Karl (1900). Italy: Central Italy and Rome. K. Baedeker. p. 369.

Biography

• Operare i forti. Per un progetto di riconversione dei forti militari di Roma. Rome: Gangemi Editore. 2010. ISBN   978-88-492-1777-3.
• Elvira Cajano (2006). Il sistema dei forti militari a Roma. Rome: Gangemi Editore. ISBN   978-88-492-1057-6.
• Michele Carcani (1883). I forti di Roma. Rome: Voghera Carlo tipografo di S.M.
• Giorgio Giannini (1998). I forti di Roma. Rome: Newton Compton Editori. ISBN   978-88-8183-895-0.

External links

• "Forte Monte Mario". Progetto Forti.
• Francesca d'Angelo. "I Forti Trionfale, Monte Mario, Braschi, Bravetta". RomaNatura. Retrieved 10 April 2020.