Piazza dei Cinquecento | |
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| City square | |
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| Construction | 19th century |
| Surface | 45000 square metres |
| Dedicated to | To the circa 500 Italian soldiers killed in theBattle of Dogali (1887) |
| Location | Rome,Italy |
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Piazza dei Cinquecento is a square inRome.[1] It is in front of theRoma Termini railway station and it contains the terminus of many bus lines, two tram lines and the intersection of two different metro lines, making it the major hub of public transit in Rome.
InAncient Rome, anagger was built on the area, serving as a military structure supporting theServian Walls (a small part of which can still be seen in the square). In the 16th century, a statue of the goddessRoma was placed at the top of the agger itself. TheBaths of Diocletian ("Terme di Diocleziano") were built at the limit of the nowadays square.
In the 1860s, the agger was removed in order to buildthe first train station of the capital.
In 1916, the square was renamedPiazza dei Cinquecento ("Square of the Five Hundred"), owing the name to the circa 500 Italian soldiers that died in the 1887Battle of Dogali.
In 1960, anOSRAMlight pole was placed at the center of the square, rapidly becoming a reference point. The light pole itself was removed in the 1980s.
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In 2011, a statue ofPope John Paul II was placed in the square.
The square is going through a complete renewal in 2025–2026, the occasion of the2025 Jubilee, with more space for walking and optimized bus stops: on 14 January 2025 the new part of the square dedicated to the bus stops was reopened.[2][3]
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Nowadays the piazza is the terminus of many bus lines and serves also as an entrance to the Roma Termini train station and its shopping centre.
It contains the intersection of the two mainRome metro lines, theLine A and theLine B, in theTermini station.
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