Tridente, Rome
The Tridente (Italian for Trident) is the complex of roads formed by three straight streets of Rome (Italy), departing from Piazza del Popolo and diverging southward, taking the shape of a trident.
Description
The street complex of the Tridente originates from an important city planning project released between 15th and 17th century, which reorganized the three streets that, starting from the main gateway of Rome,
major basilicas
:
- Via di Ripetta towards Ponte Sant'Angelo and St. Peter's Basilica;
- St. John Lateran;
- Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore.
Presently at the far end of the three streets forming the Tridente are respectively:
- Piazza Cardelli and Via della Scrofa, at the end of Via di Ripetta;
- Piazza Venezia, at the end of Via del Corso;
- Piazza di Spagna, at the end of Via del Babuino.
Bibliography
- Rendina, Claudio (2005). Enciclopedia di Roma. Rome: ISBN 88-541-0304-7.