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Piazza del Popolo

Piazza del Popolo is a large urban square in . The name in modern Italian literally means "People's Square", but historically it derives from the poplars after which the church of , in the northeast corner of the piazza, takes its name.
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  • Type: Pedestrian zone
  • Description: square in Rome, Italy
  • Also known as: “piazza del Popolo”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Flaminio Obelisk and Santa Maria del Popolo.

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The is one of the thirteen ancient obelisks in , . It is located in the Flaminio quarter on Piazza del Popolo. It is 24 m high and with the base and the cross reaches 36.50 m.

Church
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The Parish Basilica of is a titular church and a minor basilica in run by the Augustinian order. It stands on the north side of Piazza del Popolo, one of the most famous squares in the city.

City gate
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0.
The , or Porta Flaminia, is a of the of Rome that marks the border between Piazza del Popolo and Piazzale Flaminio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Rome and North Centre.

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is the historic medieval and renaissance center of . While the oldest section of Rome is at the , and the Modern Center has shifted to the Via Veneto, remains the city's most charming district, with lovely piazzas and streets to wander and find small cafes and restaurants.

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North Central is a district that covers the areas around Piazza di Spagna, Piazza del Popolo and Parioli, as well as the magnificent Villa Borghese and its gardens.

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 .

Piazza del Popolo

Latitude
41.91069° or 41° 54′ 39″ north
Longitude
12.47636° or 12° 28′ 35″ east
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Named after
people
Open location code
8FHJWF6G+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 202306913
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Geo­Names ID
6954102
Wiki­data ID
Q824997
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Piazza del Popolo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بياتزا ديل بوبولو”
  • Armenian: “Պիացցա դել Պոպոլո”
  • Basque: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • Belarusian: “П’яцца дэль Папола”
  • Belarusian: “П’яцца-дэль-Папола”
  • Belarusian: “П’яцца-дэль-Попала”
  • Catalan: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • Chinese: “人民广场”
  • Chinese: “人民廣場”
  • Chinese: “罗马人民广场”
  • Czech: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • Danish: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • Dutch: “piazza del Popolo”
  • Dutch: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بياتزا ديل بوبولو”
  • Esperanto: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • Finnish: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • French: “piazza del Popolo”
  • French: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • Galician: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • Georgian: “პიაცა დელ-პოპოლო”
  • German: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • Greek: “Πιάτσα ντελ Πόπολο”
  • Hebrew: “פיאצה דל פופולו”
  • Hungarian: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • Italian: “piazza del Popolo”
  • Italian: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • Japanese: “ポーポロ広場”
  • Japanese: “ポポロ広場”
  • Korean: “포폴로 광장”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “piazza del Popolo”
  • Norwegian: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • Persian: “میدان پوپولو”
  • Polish: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • Portuguese: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • Russian: “Пьяцца дель Пополо”
  • Russian: “Пьяцца-дель-Пополо”
  • Serbian: “Пјаца дел Пополо”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • Slovak: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • Slovenian: “piazza del Popolo”
  • Slovenian: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • Spanish: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • Spanish: “Plaza de Santa María del Popolo”
  • Spanish: “Porta del Popolo”
  • Swedish: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • Tagalog: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • Thai: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • Thai: “จัตุรัสโปโปโล”
  • Thai: “ปีอัซซาเดลโปโปโล”
  • Turkish: “piazza del Popolo”
  • Turkish: “Piazza del Popolo”
  • Turkish: “Popolo Meydanı”
  • Ukrainian: “П’яцца дель Пополо”
  • Ukrainian: “П’яцца-дель-Пополо”
  • Urdu: “پیاتزا دل پوپولو”

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