Piazza Rusticucci area (historical)
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Piazza Rusticucci area (historical) was a former square and urban space that once extended in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, later largely demolished and reshaped during 20th-century redevelopment of the Vatican area.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former public square
ⓘ
historic urban square ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Papal ceremonies
ⓘ
Vatican City ⓘ |
| city | Rome ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
largely absorbed into Via della Conciliazione
ⓘ
no longer exists as an independent square ⓘ |
| demolishedDuring | 20th-century redevelopment of the Vatican area ⓘ |
| demolishedFor | construction of Via della Conciliazione ⓘ |
| existedBefore | Via della Conciliazione ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | documented only in historical maps and photographs ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
entrance space to the Vatican from Borgo
ⓘ
transition space between Borgo and St. Peter’s Basilica ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
circulation space for processions
ⓘ
gathering place for pilgrims ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Borgo rione
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
St. Peter's Basilica
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Peter’s Basilica
St. Peter's Square ⓘ
surface form:
St. Peter’s Square
|
| lostDueTo |
creation of monumental axis to St. Peter’s
ⓘ
modernization of papal approaches ⓘ |
| majorRedevelopmentPeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cardinal Girolamo Rusticucci
ⓘ
Rusticucci family ⓘ |
| partOf | Vatican area ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| spatialRelation |
in front of the façade of St. Peter’s Basilica
ⓘ
west of the Tiber River ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early modern Rome
ⓘ
pre-20th-century Rome ⓘ |
| urbanContext | historic Borgo quarter of Rome ⓘ |
| urbanFunction |
St. Peter's Square
ⓘ
surface form:
forecourt of St. Peter’s Basilica
processional space for pilgrims ⓘ |
| urbanType | irregularly shaped square ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.