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The arch with the facade facing Piazzale Sisto V.

The Arch of Sextus V or Felice Arch is a 1585 commemorative monument in the Esquilino rione of Rome. It celebrates the completion of the Acqua Felice, built by pope Sextus V (born Felice Piergentile) during the first year of his pontificate. It is also popularly known as the arco delle pere (literally arch of the pears), after the pears in Sixtus' papal insignia, which are reproduced in travertine on the sides of the two small side arches.

It is positioned at the intersection of the two streets which formerly led directly to the basilicas of Santa Maria Maggiore and Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri, very close to the porta San Lorenzo. It is inserted organically into the aqueduct itself, whose final section overlaps the .

  • Facade facing via di Porta San Lorenzo Facade facing via di Porta San Lorenzo
  • Upper section facing piazzale Sisto V Upper section facing piazzale Sisto V
  • Arch facing via di Porta S.Lorenzo Arch facing via di Porta S.Lorenzo

References

  1. (in Italian) Andrea Fulvio (1588). L'antichità di Roma di Andrea Fulvio antiquario romano - annotazioni di Girolamo Ferrucci Romano. Venezia: Girolamo Francini libraro in Roma all'insegna del Fonte.
  2. (in Italian) "Arco di Sisto V". romasegreta.it. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2015.