Via del Corso

Via del Corso

Via del Corso seen from the Vittoriano (on the left Palazzo Bonaparte, where Maria Letizia Ramolino, Napoleon's mother, lived and died)
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Location	Rome, Italy
Coordinates	41°54′21.7″N 12°28′41.78″E / 41.906028°N 12.4782722°E / 41.906028; 12.4782722

The Via del Corso is a main street in the historical centre of Rome. It is straight in an area otherwise characterized by narrow meandering alleys and small piazzas. Considered a wide street in ancient times, the Corso is approximately 10 metres wide, and it only has room for two lanes of traffic and two narrow sidewalks. The northern portion of the street is a pedestrian area. The length of the street is roughly 1.5 kilometres.