Rome's Piazza della Libertà reopens after renovation at birthplace of Lazio

What happened

Rome's Piazza della Libertà has been presented after renovation and improvement works on its garden, Corriere dello Sport reported. The presentation took place on Wednesday 11 November at 1pm, in a meeting between the Primo Municipio of Roma Capitale and the Fondazione S.S. Lazio 1900 ETS. The square is where the Società Podistica Lazio was founded in 1900, and the club's foundation is involved in the site.

Report details

The works were funded through PNRR resources under the Caput Mundi project, managed by the Ministry of Tourism, with implementation entrusted to the Struttura commissariale per il Giubileo 2025. According to the report, the aim was to improve the garden's usability, accessibility and urban quality. Three new avenues were created: one linking via Cesi to the interior of the garden, one in the central part of the area toward the existing internal avenue, and a third toward the Torretta of the Fondazione S.S. Lazio 1900 ETS. The area around the Torretta was paved along the three sides inside the garden, and two travertine slabs were placed to cover and level the central area.

Attention was also given to sport. A new equipped sports area was created on the side of the garden toward Ponte Regina Margherita. It includes a calisthenics structure with pull-up bars and a bench on anti-trauma flooring, and a bikefit structure. The municipal assessor Stefano Marin and representatives of the Fondazione S.S. Lazio 1900 ETS took part in the meeting.

Marco Chiarion Casoni, president of the Fondazione S.S. Lazio 1900 ETS, said he was proud and happy that Piazza della Libertà, the birthplace and a fundamental part of the club's history, had been involved in such an important intervention. He said the redevelopment, renewed spaces and new sports equipment give the square greater quality and a new capacity to be used by citizens. He added that the enhancement project does not end there, saying the foundation is working with the Primo Municipio to continue beautifying and enhancing the square. He called it particularly meaningful to contribute to the care of a place where Lazio's history began 126 years ago, and thanked the institutions and architect Romolo Crescenzi for the work and for making the evolution possible.

Marin thanked the Fondazione S.S. Lazio 1900 ETS for its collaboration and everyone who contributed to the works. He said Piazza della Libertà is an important place for the area's sporting history and community life, and that he was happy to return to citizens a more beautiful, accessible and liveable space.

The report noted that the presentation fell on a particular day: 11 November 2007 was when Gabriele Sandri, a Lazio supporter, died. In his memory, the family strongly wanted the establishment of the Fondazione Gabriele Sandri, which the report says has created social and charitable initiatives from Piazza della Libertà in Gabriele's name.