walls of Leo IV
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The walls of Leo IV were a fortified enclosure built in the 9th century by Pope Leo IV to protect the Vatican and the Borgo district of Rome from Saracen raids.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| walls of Leo IV canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city wall
ⓘ
fortification ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Tiber River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vatican Walls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Leonine Walls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | Pope Leo IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Rome ⓘ |
| connectsWith | Aurelian Walls (via later fortifications) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 852 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 848 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 41.902°N 12.457°E ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| currentOwner |
Holy See
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian Republic (for sections on Italian territory) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| encloses |
Borgo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Peter's Basilica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Vatican City State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
battlements
ⓘ
curtain walls ⓘ gates ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the historic center of Rome ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 9th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinName | Murus Leoninus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Borgo district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Rome ⓘ Vatican area ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
tufa stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pope Leo IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Papal States (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partlyPreserved | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Leonine City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
defense
ⓘ
protection from Saracen raids ⓘ |
| reasonForConstruction | Saracen raid on Rome in 846 ⓘ |
| religionAssociated | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Saracen raid on Rome in 846 ⓘ |
| significantModification | restorations in the Renaissance period ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.