Via Nazionale (Rome)

Coordinates: 41°53′59″N 12°29′30″E / 41.89972°N 12.49167°E / 41.89972; 12.49167
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Via Nazionale

Via Nazionale is a street in Rome from Piazza della Repubblica leading towards Piazza Venezia.

Already begun as via Pia, named in honour of

Kingdom of Italy
.

The enlargement of this artery was necessary to create a link between Rome's central station and the most populous part of the city, and the new road was extended to the east bank of the

river Tiber by the Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. However, the construction works ripped the heart out of the city by demolishing buildings in its path (including palazzi such as the National Dramatic Theatre
), which substantially modified the previous street's route. On it are to be found:

41°53′59″N 12°29′30″E / 41.89972°N 12.49167°E / 41.89972; 12.49167