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Scala Sancta

The Scala Sancta are a set of 28 white marble steps located in an edifice on extraterritorial property of the Holy See in , proximate to the Archbasilica of Saint John in Laterano.
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  • Opening hours:
    October—March: Monday—Friday 6:00 AM—2:00 PM and 3:00 PM—6:30 PM; Saturday and Sunday 7:00 AM—2:00 PM and 3:00 PM—6:30 PM
    April—September: Monday—Friday 6:00 AM—2:00 PM and 3:00 PM—6:30 PM; Saturday and Sunday 7:00 AM—2:00 PM and 3:00 PM—7:00 PM
  • Email: scalasantaroma@gmail.com
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: stairs in Rome
  • Address: Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano 14

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lateran Obelisk and Santissimo Sacramento al Laterano.

Obelisk
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The is the largest standing ancient Egyptian obelisk in the world, and it is also the tallest obelisk in . It originally weighed 413 tonnes, but after collapsing and being re-erected 4 metres shorter, now weighs around 300 tonnes. is situated 180 metres west of Scala Sancta.

Church
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is a church.

City gate
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is a gate in the Aurelian Wall of , , named after the nearby . is situated 250 metres southeast of Scala Sancta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colosseo and Esquilino-San Giovanni.

Photo: Paolostefano1412, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The district is the heart of ancient and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.

Photo: Cristian Bortes, CC BY 2.0.
Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in . Esquilino is named for the Esquiline hill on which it stands. It lies south of the Termini station and is centred more or less on the Piazza Vittorio Emmanuele II.

Neighborhood
is an urban zone in , Italy. Administratively it was part of both Municipio II and Quarter VI Tiburtino. It occupies roughly the two sides of the early stretch of Via Tiburtina, starting from railway station and ending at the area.

Scala Sancta

Latitude
41.88717° or 41° 53′ 14″ north
Longitude
12.50688° or 12° 30′ 25″ east
Elevation
54 metres (177 feet)
Open location code
8FHJVGP4+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 200347639
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
8015085
Wiki­data ID
Q1768461
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Scala Sancta” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Scala Sancta (Heilige Trappe)”
  • Afrikaans: “Scala Sancta”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ աստիճան”
  • Basque: “Eskailera Santua”
  • Bulgarian: “Светите стъпала”
  • Bulgarian: “Скала Санкта”
  • Catalan: “Escala Santa”
  • Catalan: “Scala Santa”
  • Chinese: “圣阶”
  • Chinese: “聖階”
  • Czech: “Svaté schody”
  • Dutch: “Heilige Trap”
  • Dutch: “Scala Sancta”
  • Dutch: “Scala Santa”
  • French: “Escalier saint”
  • French: “L’Escalier saint”
  • French: “Scala Sancta”
  • French: “Scala Santa”
  • Georgian: “წმინდა კიბე”
  • German: “Heilige Treppe”
  • German: “Scala Santa”
  • Hebrew: “המדרגות הקדושות”
  • Hebrew: “סקלה סנטה”
  • Hungarian: “Szent lépcső”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Lépcső”
  • Indonesian: “Scala Sancta”
  • Italian: “Scala Santa”
  • Japanese: “スカラ・サンタ”
  • Japanese: “聖なる階段”
  • Latin: “Scala Sancta”
  • Macedonian: “Свети скали”
  • Macedonian: “Светите скали”
  • Polish: “Scala Sancta”
  • Polish: “Święte Schody”
  • Portuguese: “Scala Sancta”
  • Russian: “Святая лестница”
  • Russian: “Святая Лестница”
  • Slovak: “Sväté schody”
  • Slovenian: “Svete stopnice”
  • Spanish: “Escalera Santa”
  • Swedish: “Scala Santa”
  • Tagalog: “Scala Sancta”
  • Ukrainian: “Святі сходи”
  • Vietnamese: “Scala Sancta”

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