Janiculum walls

Janiculum walls
The coat of arms of Pope Urban VIII along the Janiculum walls
Janiculum walls is located in Rome
Janiculum walls
Janiculum walls
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LocationRome
Coordinates41°53′7.865″N 12°27′43.416″E / 41.88551806°N 12.46206000°E / 41.88551806; 12.46206000

The Janiculum walls (Italian: Mura gianicolensi) are a stretch of defensive walls erected in 1643 by Pope Urban VIII as a completion of the Leonine wall (defending the Vatican Hill) and for a better protection of the area of Rome rising on the right bank of the Tiber.


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