Borgo Pio, originally uploaded by razzmatazz75
Tag: Borgo
Figure Ground: Borgo (rioni di Roma) 1829
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: