Editing Cordonata (section)

{{Short description|Sloping road composed of transversal stripes}}
[[Image:Palazzo senatorio Rome 2011 2.jpg|thumb|The [[Capitoline Hill]] cordonata in Rome, leading from [[Piazza d'Aracoeli]] to [[Piazza del Campidoglio]]]] 
The '''cordonata''' ([[italian Language|Italian]] word, from ''cordone'', which in [[architecture]] means "linear element which emphasizes a limit") is a sloping road interrupted at regular distances by low (8-10 cm) steps in the form of transversal stripes (''cordoni'') made of [[Rock (geology)|stone]] or [[brick]]s. It has a form almost similar to a flight of steps, but allows the transit of horses and donkeys. 

Famous Italian cordonate in [[Rome]]:
* [[Cordonata Capitolina]] leading from [[Piazza d'Aracoeli]] to [[Piazza del Campidoglio]], designed and built by [[Giacomo della Porta]]  in 1581–82 after [[Michelangelo]]'s plans<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lotz |first=Wolfgang |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/491078283 |title=Architecture in Italy, 1500-1600 |publisher=Yale University press |year=1995 |isbn=0-300-06468-3 |pages=96 |oclc=491078283}}</ref> 
* ''Via della Cordonata'' leading to the [[Piazza del Quirinale]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}