Esquiline
Americannoun
noun
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The vast residential compound spread out on the Esquiline Hill, one of the seven hills on which the city was originally built, in the area around the current Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2021
Esquiline: Michelangelo's statue of Moses in San Pietro in Vincoli and the important basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore draw visitors to the base of the Esquiline.
From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2019
The little church of St. Praxedes, hidden behind the vast basilica of St. Mary Major atop the Esquiline Hill, contains the golden mosaic St. Zeno Chapel, one of the most beautiful rooms on the planet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2014
Once an average neighborhood market catering to middle-class Italians, the emporium at Piazza Vittorio, formally known as the New Esquiline Market, has evolved into the heart of multiethnic Rome.
From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2013
This wonderful group was discovered near the Sette Sale on the Esquiline in 1506, while Michael-Angelo was at Rome.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
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