Piazza Borghese
Piazza Borghese is one of the squares in the historic centre of Rome, in the rione Campo Marzio.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Lalupa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ara Pacis and Castel Sant’Angelo.
Ara Pacis
Photo: Rabax63, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ara Pacis Augustae is an altar in Rome dedicated to the Pax Romana. The monument was commissioned by the Roman Senate on July 4, 13 BC to honour the return of Augustus to Rome after three years in Hispania and Gaul and consecrated on January 30, 9 BC. Ara Pacis is situated 270 metres north of Piazza Borghese.
Castel Sant’Angelo
Museum
Photo: TeKappa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castel Sant'Angelo, also known as Mausoleum of Hadrian, is a towering rotunda in Parco Adriano, Rome, Italy. It was initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. Castel Sant’Angelo is situated 1 km west of Piazza Borghese.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Rome and Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains).
Old Rome
Old Rome is the historic medieval and renaissance center of Rome. While the oldest section of Rome is at the Forum, and the Modern Center has shifted to the Via Veneto, Old Rome remains the city's most charming district, with lovely piazzas and streets to wander and find small cafes and restaurants.
Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains)
Locality
Photo: R-bitzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
Piazza Borghese
- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Description: square in Rome, Italy
- Category: square
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.90378° or 41° 54′ 14″ northLongitude
12.47608° or 12° 28′ 34″ eastElevation
29 metres (95 feet)Open location code
8FHJWF3G+GCOpenStreetMap ID
way 24179378OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrian
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Piazza Borghese” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “博爾蓋塞廣場”
- Dutch: “Piazza Borghese”
- French: “Piazza Borghese”
- Greek: “Πιάτσα Μποργκέζε”
- Italian: “piazza Borghese”
- Italian: “Piazza Borghese”
- Spanish: “Piazza Borghese”
- Turkish: “Borghese Meydanı”
- Turkish: “piazza Borghese”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Piazza Borghese”. Photo: Lalupa, CC BY-SA 3.0.