Baptistry of Pisa

The Pisa Baptistery of St. John is a ecclesiastical building in , Italy. Construction started in 1152 under the direction of Diotisalvi to replace an older baptistery.
opapisa.it
Wikipedia
Photo: PaestumPaestum, CC BY 4.0.
Photo: Deensel, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: in Pisa
  • Also known as: “Baptistere de Pise”, “baptisterij v Pisi”, “Baptistery of Pisa”, “Baptistery of Saint John (Pisa, Italy)”, “Baptistery San Giovanni”, “Baptistry (Pisa)”, “Baptistry of San Giovanni”, “Baptistry of St. John”, “Battistero di Pisa”, “Battistero di San Giovanni (Pisa, Italy)”, “Battistero di San Giovanni Battista”, “Battistero di San Giovanni di Pisa”, “Krstionica u Pizi”, “Pisa Baptistery”, “Pisa Baptistry”, “Pisa Baptistry of St. John”, “pisanska krstilnica”, “pisanski baptisterij”, “S. Giovanni (Battistero)”, and “圣若望洗礼堂 (比萨)”
Photo: Carlo Pelagalli, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Duomo St Mary and Porta del Leone.

Church
Photo: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pisa Cathedral, officially the Primatial Metropolitan… is situated 120 metres east of Baptistry of Pisa.

City gate
Photo: DnaX, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cittadella galileiana and Pratale.

Locality
Photo: DnaX, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality.

Suburb
Photo: ozarkcode, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Suburb
Photo: János Korom Dr. >17 Million views, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8FMGP9FV+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22945162
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­chapel
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
6295662
Wiki­data ID
Q1278477
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

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”
  • Chinese: “聖若望洗禮堂”
  • Dutch: “Baptisterium de Pisa”
  • Dutch: “Baptisterium van Pisa”
  • Dutch: “Baptisterium”
  • 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: “Szent János-keresztelőkápolna”
  • Indonesian: “Baptisterium Pisa”
  • Italian: “battistero di San Giovanni”
  • Italian: “Battistero di San Giovanni”
  • 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”
  • Slovenian: “krstilnica v Pisi”
  • Slovenian: “Krstilnica v Pisi”
  • Spanish: “Baptisterio de Pisa”
  • Turkish: “Pisa Vaftizhanesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Пізанський баптистерій”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Santa Maria and Gagno.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Edificio 10 and Zahora.

Pisa: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Volterra and San Miniato.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.