Roma's Piazza dei Cinquecento reopens after first phase of renovation
The renovation of Piazza dei Cinquecento, a 45,000-square-meter area situated in front of Termini station in Rome, is underway with an investment of around €21 million for the 2025 Jubilee. Mayor Roberto Gualtieri reported that the first phase is complete, and the second phase is nearing its finish, anticipated by summer 2025, with the entire project set for completion by summer 2026. The redesign, spearheaded by TVK, features a new paving layout, a dedicated taxi lane, reorganized bus stops, and an arboretum that links to cultural landmarks such as the Baths of Diocletian. Public Works Councillor Ornella Segnalini also mentioned the imminent completion of the Dogali garden. The initiative seeks to revitalize the square, enhancing pedestrian mobility.
Key facts
- Piazza dei Cinquecento is 45,000 square meters
- Renovation cost is approximately €21 million
- First lot completed and inaugurated
- Second lot nearly finished, expected by summer 2025
- All construction to be completed by summer 2026
- Project led by TVK with IT'S, NET Engineering, ARTELIA Italia, Michela Rustici, Latitude Platform, OSA paesaggio, Onlight
- IT'S won the 2021 competition by Gruppo FS Italiane and Comune di Roma
- Anas is implementing body for first lot
- New paving design extends railway tracks pattern
- Arboretum connects to Baths of Diocletian, Servian Walls, Palazzo Massimo Museum, Piazza della Repubblica
- Dogali garden to be completed soon
- Mayor Roberto Gualtieri and Councillor Ornella Segnalini involved
Entities
Artists
- Michela Rustici
Institutions
- TVK
- IT'S
- NET Engineering
- ARTELIA Italia
- Latitude Platform for Urban Research and Design
- OSA paesaggio
- Onlight
- Anas
- Gruppo FS Italiane
- Comune di Roma
- Roma Capitale
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Piazza dei Cinquecento
- Roma Termini
- Via Marsala
- Baths of Diocletian
- Servian Walls
- Museo di Palazzo Massimo
- Piazza della Repubblica
- Dogali garden