Park

Centocelle Park

Name: Centocelle Park
Address: 761 Via Casilina, Roma, Lazio, IT

22 lokalinvånare rekommenderar,

Tips från lokalbefolkningen

Annie

January 23, 2015

In summer time it is a culture space for cinema, exhibitions and concerts.

Francesco

November 1, 2019

Centocelle airport Centocelle airport, around which the entire neighborhood developed, is the first Italian airport, officially entered into operation on 15 April 1909, when the American Wilbur Wright, followed in Rome by his brother Orville, gave a series of flight demonstrations of the "Flyer" airplane in Italy. The Wright Brothers, to which was also added the lively sister Katherine, were guests in Rome of the newly established "Club Aviatori" and their demonstrations were followed by influential and wealthy personalities. Six years later, on a hot day in July 1915 also Gabriele D'Annunzio, who in the Roman countryside where Centocelle now stands devoted himself to fox hunting, visited the place fascinated by aircraft, as well as by all the technological innovations and he was welcomed by the scientist Guglielmo Marconi at the Rome-Centocelle radiotelegraphic station. In a short time Centocelle Airport became a very important airport for people from all over the world. On 17 May 1919 also Thomas Edward Lawrence, an aviator known as "Lawrence of Arabia" attempted a technical stop at the airport, but due to poor visibility he failed to land and capsized on the ground. Today the airport is home to a military installation of the Ministry of Defense named after the ace of aviation, Francesco Baracca.