Rome - Northeast
The northeastern districts of Rome stretch from the market streets of Piazza di Spagna to the once bourgeois district of the Esqueline Hill.
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Biblioteca Hertziana
The Biblioteca Hertziana in Rome is located at Via Gregoriana 28.
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 |
| Open | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
| Close | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 |
Palazzo (Casa) Zuccari
The Palazzo or Casa Zuccari, built by the painter Federico Zuccari about 1600 as a residence and studio, stands at the east end of Piazza Trinità dei Monti, between Via Sistina and Via Gregoriana. It was later occupied by the widowed Queen Maria Kasimira of Poland and is now the seat of the Biblioteca Hertziana, an institute of art history attached to the German Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (not open to the public). The doorway and windows of the palace are formed by the jaws of monsters.
Porta Tiburtina
The Porta Tiburtina, the city gate on the road to Tivoli, the Via Tiburtina, was originally built in the reign of Augustus as an arch supporting the Marcia, Tepula and Julia aqueducts. A gate flanked by towers was built in front of the arch in the reign of Honorius (beginning of the fifth century).
Praetorian Barracks
The barracks of the Praetorian Guard, the Emperor's personal bodyguard, were built by Tiberus' minister Sejanus in A.D. 23 on a site measuring 460x300m/500x330yd. The barracks, with their fortifications, were later incorporated by Aurelius in the city walls.
