Colonna (rione of Rome)

Colonna
Rione of Rome
Piazza Colonna and the Column of Marcus Aurelius, from which the rione takes its name
Piazza Colonna and the Column of Marcus Aurelius, from which the rione takes its name
Official seal of Colonna
Seal
Position of the rione within the center of the city
Position of the rione within the center of the city
Country Italy
RegionLazio
ProvinceRome
ComuneRome
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Colonna is the 3rd rione of Rome, Italy, identified by the initials R. III and located at the city's historic center in Municipio I. It takes its name from the Column of Marcus Aurelius in the Piazza Colonna, the rione's main square.[1]

The rione's coat of arms is a now a silver column, representing the Column of Marcus Aurelius, on a red background. However, the insignia originally consisted of three azure bands against a silver background.[2]

  1. ^ De Leonardis, Serena and Masi, Stefano (1999). Art and History: Rome and the Vatican, pp. 159-163. Casa Editrice Bonechi. ISBN 8847601789
  2. ^ Pietrangeli, Carlo (1995). Scritti scelti di Carlo Pietrangeli (Angela Cipriani ed.), p. 285. Edizione Quasar. ISBN 8871400682 (in Italian)