VIA TIBURTINA
Via Tiburtina
Extremely
ancient road probably drawn on protohistorical routeslinked to transhumance
It was used
by the pilgrims who visited the shrines of Tibur,
Tivoli today
Later it
became the road used by the Roman nobility to sojourn in summer villas in the
surrounding countryside
The
beginning of the road was Porta
Esquilina (The Arch of Gallienus) of the Servian Wall and it used
to pass the Aurelian Walls through the Porta
Tiburtina (St. Lawrence Gate)
It was
extended in 307 BC up to Corfinium
(current Corifinio near L'Aquila) in the territories of the Equi and Marsi
peoples, at the behest of the consul Marcus Valerius Maximus with the name of
VIA TIBURTINA VALERIA, to facilitate political control of Rome in those
provincial areas
In less
than 200 km across the Apennines it used to connect Rome with the Adriatic Sea,
reaching up to Ostia Aterni, today's
Pescara
It still
connects today Rome with Pescara with the name STRADA STATALE 5 VIA
TIBURTINA
From the
Tiburtina Valeria road came off two important roads:
VIA EMPOLITANA from Tivoli to Ciciliano (Empolum), Bellegra and Olevano
VIA
SUBLACENSE commissioned by Nerone (54/68) for access to his villa in Subiaco
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TIBURTINA TRAIN STATION
STAZIONE TIBURTINA
Piazzale della Stazione Tiburtina
FIRST STATION
1939 Angiolo Mazzoni Del Grande (1894/1979)
SECOND STATION
Grand and modern restructuring largely completed in 2012 by ABDR Associates Architects directed by Paolo Desideri
The new bold and remarkable structure is not yet fully used
It is the second railway station in Rome and it is dedicated to Count Camillo Benso di Cavour
SOME FIGURES that give an idea of the magnitude of this station:
50,000 m² (12.3 acres) of surface
4,000 m² (1 acre) of land for the primary services of the station
36,000 m² (8.9 acres) of areas of secondary services, technical and connective
7,000 m² (1.7 acres) of exterior glazing
10,000 m² (2.5 acres) of commercial areas
140,000 visitors a day
1,100 parking spaces of which 430 covered
20 tracks
29 lifts and hoists
52 escalators
“The gallery, free minimum width of 10 meters, is characterized by the presence of suspended volumes (volumi sospesi, VOS) and is dotted with pillars supporting the roof. The environmental comfort of the large space of the gallery is guaranteed by the use of bioclimatic devices that, in addition to reducing energy consumption and, therefore, operating costs, limit the use of a system of forced ventilation and air conditioning. Microclimate thus obtained will be characterized, consistent with its nature of space for passage, by an attenuation of feeling hot or cold compared to the outside (...). The ‘volumes’ (VOS) suspended within the large gallery, characterize the space, building with their reach toward the central area, those suggestions that are typical of a public space, especially when this is both a railway station, a commercial space, and a kind of urban street, able to connect two parts of the city” (Official website of the Italian Railway www.rfi.it)
Piazzale della Stazione Tiburtina
FIRST STATION
1939 Angiolo Mazzoni Del Grande (1894/1979)
SECOND STATION
Grand and modern restructuring largely completed in 2012 by ABDR Associates Architects directed by Paolo Desideri
The new bold and remarkable structure is not yet fully used
It is the second railway station in Rome and it is dedicated to Count Camillo Benso di Cavour
SOME FIGURES that give an idea of the magnitude of this station:
50,000 m² (12.3 acres) of surface
4,000 m² (1 acre) of land for the primary services of the station
36,000 m² (8.9 acres) of areas of secondary services, technical and connective
7,000 m² (1.7 acres) of exterior glazing
10,000 m² (2.5 acres) of commercial areas
140,000 visitors a day
1,100 parking spaces of which 430 covered
20 tracks
29 lifts and hoists
52 escalators
“The gallery, free minimum width of 10 meters, is characterized by the presence of suspended volumes (volumi sospesi, VOS) and is dotted with pillars supporting the roof. The environmental comfort of the large space of the gallery is guaranteed by the use of bioclimatic devices that, in addition to reducing energy consumption and, therefore, operating costs, limit the use of a system of forced ventilation and air conditioning. Microclimate thus obtained will be characterized, consistent with its nature of space for passage, by an attenuation of feeling hot or cold compared to the outside (...). The ‘volumes’ (VOS) suspended within the large gallery, characterize the space, building with their reach toward the central area, those suggestions that are typical of a public space, especially when this is both a railway station, a commercial space, and a kind of urban street, able to connect two parts of the city” (Official website of the Italian Railway www.rfi.it)
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