Ostiense
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Ostiense is a quarter in the south of Rome
, Italy
. It comprises the area near the Ostiense Way from the Porta San Paolo
to the Magliana Viaduct. Its official boundaries include the neighborhood of Garbatella
.
The original name of the Porta San Paolo
, a gate in the city walls of Rome, was Porta Ostiensis because it was located at the beginning of Via Ostiense. It now houses Ostiense Museum.
Ostiense was an industrial area in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Remnants of that era include a prominent gasometer
and the Centrale Montemartini (a former power station now housing part of the Capitoline Museum's collection of classical sculpture).
Other landmarks in the quarter include Roma Ostiense railway station
, the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
, and most of Roma Tre University.
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It comprises the area near the Ostiense Way from the Porta San Paolo
Porta San Paolo
The Porta San Paolo is one of the southern gates in the 3rd-century Aurelian Walls of Rome, Italy. The Ostiense Museum is housed within in the gatehouse...
to the Magliana Viaduct. Its official boundaries include the neighborhood of Garbatella
Garbatella
Garbatella is an historical urban area that belongs to the Municipio XI of the commune of Rome, in the Ostiense district. Its population is nearly 45000 inhabitants....
.
The original name of the Porta San Paolo
Porta San Paolo
The Porta San Paolo is one of the southern gates in the 3rd-century Aurelian Walls of Rome, Italy. The Ostiense Museum is housed within in the gatehouse...
, a gate in the city walls of Rome, was Porta Ostiensis because it was located at the beginning of Via Ostiense. It now houses Ostiense Museum.
Ostiense was an industrial area in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Remnants of that era include a prominent gasometer
Gasometer
A gas holder is a large container where natural gas or town gas is stored near atmospheric pressure at ambient temperatures. The volume of the container follows the quantity of stored gas, with pressure coming from the weight of a movable cap...
and the Centrale Montemartini (a former power station now housing part of the Capitoline Museum's collection of classical sculpture).
Other landmarks in the quarter include Roma Ostiense railway station
Roma Ostiense railway station
Roma Ostiense is a train station in Piazza dei Partigiani serving the Ostiense district of Rome, Italy, a short distance from the Porta San Paolo. It is run by the Centostazioni arm of the Ferrovie dello Stato group and the urban rail lines FR1, FR3, and FR5 run through the station...
, the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
The Papal Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls , commonly known as St Paul's Outside the Walls, is one of four churches that are the great ancient major basilicas or papal basilicas of Rome: the basilicas of St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major, and St. Peter's and Saint Paul Outside the Walls...
, and most of Roma Tre University.