Lungotevere
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Lungotevere (Italian for Tiber Waterfront) is an alley or boulevard running along the river Tiber within the city of Rome (Italy). The building of the Lungoteveres required the demolition of the former edifices along the river banks and the construction of retaining walls called muraglioni (massive walls).
History
The Lungoteveres were built with the main goal to eliminate and dam the overflows of the Tiber, due to its recurring floods. On July 6, 1875 a law was approved, getting off the demolition of the former buildings on the banks and the achievement of boulevards flanking the river and massive retaining walls (muraglioni); the width of the river bed was regulated up to 100 meters (328 feet). The Lungoteveres, inspired by the example of Paris, were designed by the engineer Raffaele Canevari.
The works began in 1876 and were completed in 1926; in the circumstance, several bridges were built, linking the two banks of the Tiber.
