Vittorio Emanuele (Rome Metro)
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Vittorio Emanuele is a station on Line A of the Rome Metro. The station was inaugurated in 1980 and is sited underground, beneath Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, which gives it its name, in the Esquilino rione.
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| Coordinates | 41°53′40″N 12°30′15″E / 41.89444°N 12.50417°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | ATAC | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1980 | ||||||||||
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The atrium of the station houses several mosaics from the Artemetro Roma Prize. The mosaics on display are by Nicola Carrino and Giulia Napoleone.
On 17 October 2006 there was a train crash in this station, killing one and injuring over 200 people.
Located nearby
edit- Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II
- Auditorium of Maecenas
- Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
- Teatro Ambra Jovinelli
- Temple of Minerva Medica (nymphaeum)
- Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
- Porta Maggiore and the underground basilica of Porta Maggiore
- Tomb of Eurysaces the Baker
- Basilica di Santa Prassede
- Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale
- Capolinea Roma-Pantano
- Via Gioberti
- Via Merulana
- Mercato Vittorio
External links
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Media related to Vittorio Emanuele station (Rome metro) at Wikimedia Commons
- The station on the ATAC site. (in Italian)
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