Piazzale Flaminio

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Piazzale Flaminio
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Piazzale Flaminio
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Location Rome, Italy
Postal code 00196
Coordinates 41°54′42″N12°28′34″E / 41.91167°N 12.47611°E / 41.91167; 12.47611 Coordinates: 41°54′42″N12°28′34″E / 41.91167°N 12.47611°E / 41.91167; 12.47611
North Via Flaminia, Via Giambattista Vico
East Viale del Muro Torto
South Piazza del Popolo
West Via Luisa di Savoia

Piazzale Flaminio is a square in Rome (Italy) and the starting point of the Via Flaminia.

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It divides the Flaminio and the Pinciano quarters.

Description

The square extends just outside the Aurelian Walls. Porta del Popolo, on its south side, connects it to Piazza del Popolo. On its east side there are the neoclassical propylaea giving access to Villa Borghese, designed by Luigi Canina.

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