Friday, January 17, 2014

MILITARY FORTS

FORTI MILITARI
1877/90 Luigi Durand De La Penne (1838/1921) who was also the architect of the Celium Hill Military Hospital
They were built for military use in strategic locations around the city mainly because of the French threat:
FORTE ANTENNE partially occupied by military units
FORTE ARDEATINO abandoned
FORTE BOCCEA used as a military prison until 2005
FORTE BRASCHI occupied by military units
FORTE PIETRALATA military barracks
FORTE OSTIENSE partly occupied by military units
FORTE PORTUENSE abandoned
FORTE TIBURTINO military barracks
FORTE TRIONFALE occupied by military units
FORTE MONTE MARIO occupied by military units

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