Pyramid of Caius Cestius

The pyramid of Cestius is an ancient Roman pyramid in , , near the and the . It was built in the style of the Nubian pyramids as a tomb for Gaius Cestius, a member of the Epulones religious corporation.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 19 metres (62 feet)
  • …is operated by Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo
  • …stands 36 metres (119 feet) tall
  • …has 1 floor
  • …has a pyramidal roof
  • Opening hours:
    Monday–Friday: 9:00 AM–1:00 PM and 2:00 PM–5:00 PM
    Saturday: 9:00 AM–2:00 PM
  • Description: Ancient pyramid in Rome, Italy, near the Porta San Paolo and the Protestant Cemetery
  • Address: Via Raffaele Persichetti, 00153
  • Also known as
    “CIL 6.1374”
    “Pyramid of Cestius”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porta San Paolo and Protestant Cemetery, Rome.
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The is one of the southern gates in the 3rd-century of , .
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The Non-Catholic Cemetery, also referred to as the… is situated 140 metres west of Pyramid of Caius Cestius.
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The is one of the Seven Hills on which ancient was built.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aventino-Testaccio and Trastevere.
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Aventino and Testaccio are neighbourhoods of .
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is a district in .
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The , which is the centremost of the…

Pyramid of Caius Cestius

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Latitude
41.87645° or 41° 52′ 35″ north
Longitude
12.48085° or 12° 28′ 51″ east
Open location code
8FHJVFGJ+H8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 432946457
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­pyramid
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
8015133
Wiki­data ID
Q725404

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Pyramid of Caius Cestius” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هرم سيستيوس”
  • Armenian: “Ցեստիոսի բուրգ”
  • Basque: “Zestioren piramidea”
  • Bulgarian: “Пирамида на Цестий”
  • Catalan: “piràmide de Cesti”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide de Cesti”
  • Chinese: “塞斯提伍斯金字塔”
  • Chinese: “赛斯提乌斯金字塔”
  • Czech: “Cestiova pyramida”
  • Dutch: “Piramide van Cestius”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هرم سيستيوس”
  • Esperanto: “Piramido de Cestio”
  • Estonian: “Cestiuse püramiid”
  • Finnish: “Caestiuksen pyramidi”
  • Finnish: “Cestiuksen pyramidi”
  • French: “Cestius”
  • French: “Pyramide de Caius Cestius”
  • French: “pyramide de Cestius”
  • French: “Pyramide de Cestius”
  • Galician: “Pirámide de Cestio”
  • Georgian: “ცესტიუსის პირამიდა”
  • German: “Caius Cestius”
  • German: “Cestius-Pyramide”
  • German: “Cestiuspyramide”
  • German: “Meta Remi”
  • German: “Pyramide des Caius Cestius”
  • Greek: “Πυραμίδα του Κέστιου”
  • Hebrew: “פירמידת קסטיוס”
  • Hebrew: “פרמידת קסטיוס”
  • Hungarian: “Cestius piramisa”
  • Italian: “piramide Cestia”
  • Italian: “Piramide Cestia”
  • Italian: “piramide di Caio Cestio”
  • Italian: “Piramide di Caio Cestio”
  • Italian: “piramide di Cestio”
  • Italian: “piramide di Gaio Cestio”
  • Japanese: “ガイウス・ケスティウスのピラミッド”
  • Korean: “세스티우스의 피라미드”
  • Latin: “Pyramis Cestia”
  • Latin: “Pyramis Cestii”
  • Latin: “Sepulchrum Cestii”
  • Latin: “Sepulcrum Cestii”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cestiuspyramiden”
  • Norwegian: “Cestiuspyramiden”
  • Persian: “هرم سستیوس”
  • Polish: “Piramida Cestiusza”
  • Portuguese: “Pirâmide de Céstio”
  • Portuguese: “Pirâmide de Cestius”
  • Romanian: “Piramida lui Cestius”
  • Russian: “Мавзолей Кая Цестия”
  • Russian: “пирамида Цестия”
  • Russian: “Пирамида Цестия”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Cestijeva piramida”
  • Slovenian: “Cestijeva piramida”
  • Spanish: “Piramide Cestia”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide Cestia”
  • Spanish: “Piramide de Cayo Cestio”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide de Cayo Cestio”
  • Swedish: “Cestius pyramid”
  • Swedish: “Cestiuspyramiden”
  • Tagalog: “Piramide ni Cestius”
  • Turkish: “Cestius Piramidi”
  • Ukrainian: “Піраміда Цестія”

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