Pigna
Pigna is the 9th rione of Rome, Italy, identified by the initials R. IX, and belongs to the Municipio I. The name means "pine cone" in Italian, and the symbol of the rione is the colossal bronze pine cone standing in the middle of the homonymous fountain.Places of Interest
Highlights include Piazza Venezia and Pontifical Gregorian University.
Piazza Venezia
Square
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Piazza Venezia is a central hub of Rome, Italy, in which several thoroughfares intersect, including the Via dei Fori Imperiali and the Via del Corso. It takes its name from the Palazzo Venezia, built by the Venetian Cardinal, Pietro Barbo alongside the church of Saint Mark, the patron saint of Venice.
Pontifical Gregorian University
University
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The Pontifical Gregorian University, also known as the Gregorian or Gregoriana, is a private pontifical university in Rome, Italy. The Gregorian originated as a part of the Roman College, founded in 1551 by Ignatius of Loyola, and included all grades of schooling.
Palazzo Venezia
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The Palazzo Venezia or Palazzo Barbo, formerly Palazzo di San Marco, is a large early Renaissance palace in central Rome, Italy, situated to the north of the Capitoline Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitoline Hill and Modern Centre.
Capitoline Hill
Locality
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The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill, between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.
Modern Centre
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The Modern Centre of Rome, home to the Via Veneto, Quirinale, Castro Pretorio, Repubblica, and Trevi neighbourhoods, is the city's hub of activity, especially shopping and nightlife.
Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains)
Locality
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The Quattro Fontane is an ensemble of four Late Renaissance fountains located at the intersection of Via delle Quattro Fontane and Via del Quirinale in Rome.
Pigna
- Type: Locality with 2,620 residents
- Description: 9th rione of Rome, Italy
- Categories: rione of Rome and neighborhood
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Pigna” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Պինյա”
- Basque: “Pigna”
- Chinese: “皮尼亚”
- Czech: “Pigna”
- Danish: “Pigna”
- Dutch: “Pigna”
- Estonian: “Pigna”
- Finnish: “Pigna”
- French: “Pigna”
- Galician: “Pigna”
- German: “Pigna”
- Hebrew: “פיניה”
- Hungarian: “Pigna”
- Icelandic: “Pigna”
- Italian: “Pigna”
- Japanese: “ピニャ”
- Korean: “피냐”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Pigna”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pigna”
- Norwegian: “Rione Pigna”
- Polish: “Pigna”
- Portuguese: “Pigna”
- Russian: “Пинья”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Pigna”
- Slovenian: “Pigna”
- Spanish: “Pigna (rione de Roma)”
- Spanish: “Pigna”
- Swedish: “Pigna, Rom”
- Swedish: “Pigna”
- Turkish: “Pigna”
- Ukrainian: “Пінья”
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