Inscriptions that commemorate the historic flooding of the Tiber River in Rome, 15 September 1557
15 September 1557: 18.90 meters above sea level
There are only two surviving flood markers that commemorate the 1557 flood.
1. Flood Marker: Facade of Church of S Maria sopra Minerva, Rome (K. Rinne, 2006)
2. Palazzo Vidoni, via del Sudario, Rome (located on private property)
3. Piazza degli Otto Cantoni, Rome (no longer extant)
To see flood markers that commemorate other floods, click here: 1277, 1422, 1495, 1530, 1598, 1647, 1660, 1805, 1846, 1858, 1870, 1878, 1900, 1915, and 1937.
Aquae Urbis Romae: the Waters of the City of Rome
Copyright, Katherine W. Rinne, 2006.