Borgo Nuovo (Rome)

Borgo Nuovo
Via Alessandrina
The east entrance to Borgo in the 1930s. Borgo nuovo is the road to the right of the building adorned with the wall fountain (Palazzo Sauve)
Borgo Nuovo (Rome) is located in Rome
Borgo Nuovo (Rome)
Shown within Rome
Former name(s)Via Pontificum
Via Recta
LocationRome, Italy
QuarterBorgo
Coordinates41°54′09″N 12°27′44″E / 41.9025°N 12.46211°E / 41.9025; 12.46211
East endPiazza Pia
West endPiazza Rusticucci
Construction
Commissioned20 February 1499
Completion24 December 1499
Demolished1936–1940
Other
DesignerAntonio da Sangallo the Elder
Giuliano da Sangallo

Borgo Nuovo, originally known as via Alessandrina, also named via Recta or via Pontificum, was a road in the city of Rome, Italy, important for historical and architectural reasons. Built by Pope Alexander VI Borgia (r. 1492–1503) for the holy year of 1500, the road became one of the main centers of the high Renaissance in Rome. Borgo Nuovo was demolished together with the surrounding quarter in 1936–37 due to the construction of Via della Conciliazione.