Figure Ground: Borgo (rioni di Roma) 1829

Direzione Generale del Censo 1829 - Borgo

Borgo, rioni (neighborhood) di Roma, stands just outside S. Pietro and has been greatly altered throughout the ages. Borgo historically has acted as the forecourt to S. Pietro, even prior to the imposition of the Via della Conciliazione by Mussolini in 1936. It also has this awesome seal:

Rione di Borgo seal