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Rome accommodation #: 175The "Prati" district is one of the most recent quarters Romans built starting 1880 as ordered and geometric settlement that extends in the center, from Castel Sant'Angelo to the ends of the Borgo district, within walking distance from the Vatican.
Elegant residential area owes its name to the green expanses, the old "Prati di Castello" which once stretched in the area: there were meadows, orchards, vineyards with huts and inns for hunters among them emerged a few houses and some villas, dominated by the characteristic Mole Adriana.
Work of urbanization due to to promote Rome as the capital of Italy, lead - among other things - to the construction of the Courthouse, renamed by the Romans with a derogatory term, the "Palazzaccio" both for its function and for its architectural style. His presence has caused in this neighborhood the presence of hundreds of law firms.
Heart of the district is Piazza Cavour, one of the largest square in Rome, Via Cola di Rienzo that goes from Piazza Risorgimento to the Lungotevere and is known as one of the most sought after streets for shopping.
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