Cordonata

{{Short description|Sloping road composed of transversal stripes}}

Image:Palazzo senatorio Rome 2011 2.jpg cordonata in Rome, leading from Piazza d'Aracoeli to Piazza del Campidoglio]]

The cordonata (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 stone or bricks. 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{{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}}
• Via della Cordonata leading to the Piazza del Quirinale.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}