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Capitoline Hill

Piazza del Campidoglio is a public square on the top of the ancient , between the and the Campus Martius in , . The square includes three main buildings, the Palazzo Senatorio also known as the Comune di Roma Capitale, and…
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Rome, Italy
  • Also known as: “Capitol Square” and “Piazza del Campidoglio”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palazzo dei Conservatori and Santa Maria in Aracoeli.

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The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill, between the 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.

Church
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The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Altar in Heaven is a titular basilica and conventual church of the Convent of Aracoeli located the highest summit of the in Rome, .

Public building
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is a public building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitoline Hill and Palatine Hill.

Locality
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The Capitolium or , between the 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.

Locality
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The , which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".

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The district is the heart of ancient and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.

Capitoline Hill

Latitude
41.89323° or 41° 53′ 36″ north
Longitude
12.48297° or 12° 28′ 59″ east
Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)
Open location code
8FHJVFVM+75
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23055100
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
8015029
Wiki­data ID
Q34921
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Capitoline Hill” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ساحة كابيتول”
  • Basque: “Campidoglio enparantza”
  • Catalan: “Piazza del Campidoglio”
  • Catalan: “Plaça del Campidoglio”
  • Catalan: “plaça del Capitoli”
  • Catalan: “Plaça del Capitoli”
  • Chinese: “卡比托利欧广场”
  • Chinese: “坎皮多怡歐廣場”
  • Dutch: “Piazza del Campidoglio”
  • Finnish: “Campidoglio”
  • Finnish: “Piazza del Campidoglio”
  • French: “Piazza del Campidoglio”
  • French: “place du Capitole”
  • French: “Place du Capitole”
  • Galician: “Praza do Campidoglio”
  • German: “Kapitolsplatz”
  • German: “Piazza del Campidoglio”
  • Hungarian: “Piazza del Campidoglio”
  • Italian: “piazza del Campidoglio”
  • Italian: “Piazza del Campidoglio”
  • Japanese: “カンピドーリオ広場”
  • Korean: “캄피돌리오 광장”
  • Latin: “Area Capitolina”
  • Macedonian: “Кампидољо”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Piazza del Campidoglio”
  • Norwegian: “Piazza del Campidoglio”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Plaça del Capitòli de Roma”
  • Persian: “میدان کاپیتولین”
  • Portuguese: “Piazza del Campidoglio”
  • Russian: “Капитолий”
  • Slovenian: “Kapitolski trg, Rim”
  • Slovenian: “Kapitolski trg”
  • Slovenian: “Piazza del Campidoglio”
  • Slovenian: “trg Campidoglio”
  • Spanish: “Plaza del Campidoglio”
  • Spanish: “Plaza del Capitolio”
  • Swedish: “Kapitolieplatsen”
  • Swedish: “Piazza del Campidoglio”
  • Turkish: “Campidoglio Meydanı”
  • Turkish: “piazza del Campidoglio”
  • Ukrainian: “Капітолійська площа”
  • Vietnamese: “Quảng trường đồi Capitolinus”

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