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This 10 page paper looks at the topology of the Rione Trevi district of Rome. The first part of the paper considers how the area has changed between the time when the Tempesta Map was drawn in about in 1593 and when the Nolli map was drawn in 1748 and today. The paper also looks at the influence of Ancient Rome and its remains on the development during this period. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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File: TS14_TErometrevi.rtf
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at the area today it may be seen as containing al the architectural features which are associated with Rome. There are historical building, with evidence of ancient Rome surviving in
Giardino Colonnese and in Horti Sallustiani as well as the features are more recognised such as the baroque fountains, including Trevi fountain and the modern features such as the tunnel
linking the roads either side of Quirinal Hill. The area has seen a great deal of change reflecting the patterns of architecture and
changes in topography between renaissance, baroque and modern Rome. By examine the area it is possible to asses how it may have looked when the Tempesta Map was drawn in
about in 1593 and when the Nolli map was drawn in 1748 compared to today The name of the district is thought
to be named as a corruption of the Latin term trivium which means three way junction. At the centre of the district was the point that the roads met, this
is now the areas known as piazza dei Crociferi an area which still resembles a crossroads today (Anonymous, 1999). The most prominent
of the features in the area is Quirinal Hill; one of the Seven Hills of Rome. This is an areas that has been transformed over the centuries (Anonymous, 1999). During
the Imperial age this lower part of this area, which was known as Regio VII was a busy area, crowded with shops, but going up the hill there was hardly
any inhabitants with merely a few rich mansions locate don the hillside (Pollett, 2007, Anonymous, 1999). It is also on this hill where Constantine erected his bats that were the
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