Rione X Campitelli in Roma in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)
Insula dell'Ara Coeli
Didascalie
Pianta Insula dell'ara coeli
Foto d'epoca durante le demolizioni degli anni 30
Veduta di alcuni ambienti del'secondo piano
Veduta di una tabenae
Veduta di ambienti del terzo piano
The Capitoline insula dates to the first two decades of the second century AD. It was built up against the rocky slopes of the Campidoglio, which had been evened off at the beginning of the previous century with the construction of a wall in reticulated brickwork (opus reticulatum). The building came to light during demolition work in the thirties. The removal of the renaissance and medieval buildings that had sprung up at the foot of the Campidoglio revealed the underlying Roman structures.
Four floors remain. The shops (tabernae) on the ground floor lie nine metres below present street level. Wooden steps inside the shop led up to a mezzanine at first floor level. The rooms on the other three floors were for residential use. A fresco-depicting Christ descended from the cross between the Virgin Mary and St. John the Apostle adorns the facade of the block of flats. It originally embellished the church of St. Rita. The architect Carlo Fontana designed this church from scratch in 1665. It partially incorporated into its structure the remains of the Roman insula and a Romanesque bell tower. The latter had belonged to the earlier eleventh century church of St. Biagio de Mercato or in Campitello.
Captions
Plan of the Insula dell'Ara Coeli
Vintage photos during the demolitions of the 1930s
View of some rooms on the second floor View of a Tabenae
View of rooms on the third floor
Erected by Comune
di Roma Sovraintendenza ai Beni Culturali.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1665.
Location. 41° 53.65′ N, 12° 28.931′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Rione X Campitelli. It is at the intersection of Piazza d'Aracoeli and Via del Teatro di Marcello, on the left when traveling south on Piazza d'Aracoeli. The marker is located along the east side of the sidewalk. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roma, Lazio 00186, Italy. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Schengen Area, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vittoriano (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Vittorio Emanuele II (about 120 meters away); La Rupe Capitolina Nel Versante Nord-Ovest / The Capitoline Rock on the North-West Side (about 120 meters
away); Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia / National Museum of Palazzo Venezia (about 150 meters away); Motivazione della medaglia d'oro concessa alla citta di roma nel 1949 (about 150 meters away); Il Ninfeo di Palazzo Vitelleschi / The Nymphaeum of Palazzo Vitelleschi (about 150 meters away); Il Vittoriano: Monumento della Celebrazione / The Vittoriano: Monument of Celebration (about 150 meters away); a different marker also named Vittoriano (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.
Also see . . . Insula dell'Ara Coeli. Wikipedia
The Insula dell'Ara Coeli is one of the few surviving examples of an insula, the kind of apartment blocks where many Roman city dwellers resided. It was built during the 2nd century AD, and rediscovered, under an old church, when Benito Mussolini initiated a plan for massive urban renewal of Rome's historic Capitoline Hill neighbourhood.(Submitted on December 9, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 348 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 9, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.




