Central Italy
Tuscany
Pisa

Baptistry of Pisa

The Pisa Baptistery of St. John is a Catholic ecclesiastical building in , Italy. Construction started in 1152 under the direction of Diotisalvi to replace an older baptistery.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: in Pisa
  • Also known as: “Baptistery of Pisa”, “Baptistery of Saint John (Pisa, Italy)”, “Baptistery of San Giovanni”, “Baptistry of St. John”, “Baptistry San Giovanni”, “Battistero di Pisa”, “Battistero di San Giovanni”, “Battistero di San Giovanni (Pisa, Italy)”, “Pisa Baptistery”, “Pisa Baptistry”, and “Pisa Baptistry of St. John”
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Duomo St Mary and Porta del Leone.

Church
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Pisa Cathedral, officially the Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary, is a medieval Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, in the in , Italy, the oldest of the three structures in the plaza followed by the Pisa Baptistry and the Campanile known as the . is situated 120 metres east of Baptistry of Pisa.

City gate
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is a city gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pratale and Porta a Mare.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Baptistry of Pisa

Latitude
43.72327° or 43° 43′ 24″ north
Longitude
10.3942° or 10° 23′ 39″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Height
55 metres (180 feet)
Open location code
8FMGP9FV+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22945162
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­chapel
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6295662
Wiki­data ID
Q1278477
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Baptistry of Pisa” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Պիզայի մկրտարան”
  • Basque: “Pisako bataiotegia”
  • Catalan: “Baptisteri de Pisa”
  • Catalan: “Baptisteri de San Giovanni”
  • Chinese: “圣若望洗礼堂 (比萨)”
  • Chinese: “圣若望洗礼堂”
  • Chinese: “聖若望洗禮堂”
  • Dutch: “Baptisterium de Pisa”
  • Dutch: “Baptisterium van Pisa”
  • Dutch: “Baptisterium”
  • French: “Baptistere de Pise”
  • French: “baptistère de Pise”
  • French: “Baptistère de Pise”
  • French: “Baptistère Saint-Jean de Pise”
  • German: “Baptisterium San Giovanni”
  • German: “Baptisterium van Pisa”
  • German: “Baptisterium”
  • Hungarian: “Battistero di San Giovanni di Pisa”
  • Hungarian: “Szent János-keresztelőkápolna”
  • Indonesian: “Baptisterium Pisa”
  • Italian: “Battistero di Pisa”
  • Italian: “Battistero di San Giovanni Battista”
  • Italian: “battistero di San Giovanni”
  • Italian: “Battistero di San Giovanni”
  • Italian: “S. Giovanni (Battistero)”
  • Japanese: “サン・ジョヴァンニ洗礼堂”
  • Korean: “산 조반니 세례당”
  • Persian: “تعمیدگاه پیزا”
  • Polish: “Baptysterium San Giovanni w Pizie”
  • Portuguese: “Batistério de Pisa”
  • Russian: “Баптистерий в Пизе”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Krstionica u Pisi”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Krstionica u Pizi”
  • Slovenian: “baptisterij v Pisi”
  • Slovenian: “krstilnica v Pisi”
  • Slovenian: “Krstilnica v Pisi”
  • Slovenian: “pisanska krstilnica”
  • Slovenian: “pisanski baptisterij”
  • Spanish: “Baptisterio de Pisa”
  • Ukrainian: “Пізанський баптистерій”

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