Viminal Hill

Viminal Hill

Infobox Hill of Rome
name =Viminal Hill
Latin name =collis Viminalis
Italian name =Viminale
rione =Monti
buildings =Termini Station,
Teatro dell'Opera
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The Viminal Hill (Latin "Collis Viminalis", Italian "Viminale") is the smallest of the famous seven hills of Rome. A finger-shape cusp pointing toward central-Rome between the Quirinal Hill to the northwest and the Esquiline Hill to the southeast, it is home to the Teatro dell'Opera and the Termini Railway Station.At the top of Viminale Hill there is the palace of Viminale that host the see of the powerful Ministry of Interior, currently the term "Il Viminale" means the ministry of Interior.

External links

* [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/.Texts/PLATOP*/Viminalis.html Samuel Ball Platner, "A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome":] Viminal Hill


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