Diocesan museum (Catania)
Diocesan museum (Catania) is a museum in Centro - S. Cristoforo, Catania, Sicily. Diocesan museum (Catania) is situated nearby to the square Piazza del Duomo, as well as near the church Catania Cathedral.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Luca Aless, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Italy
- Also known as: “Museo Diocesano” and “Museo Diocesano Catania”
- Address: 8, Catania
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Catania Cathedral and Elephant Fountain.
Catania Cathedral
Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Agatha, usually known as the Catania Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. It was the seat of the Bishops of Catania until 1859, when the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese, and since then has been the seat of the Archbishops of Catania.
Elephant Fountain
Fountain
Photo: Lucarelli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Elephant Fountain is a monument located in the center of Piazza del Duomo in the Sicilian city of Catania, designed by architect Giovanni Battista Vaccarini between 1735 and 1737.
Piazza del Duomo
Square
Photo: Dariolp83, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piazza del Duomo is the main city square in Catania, Italy, flanked by both the centers of civic and religious power.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Giudecca di Catania and Civita.
Diocesan museum (Catania)
- Categories: religious museum, diocesan museum, private museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Centro - S. Cristoforo, Catania, Catania, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
37.50194° or 37° 30′ 7″ northLongitude
15.08771° or 15° 5′ 16″ eastElevation
18 metres (59 feet)Inception
February 1st, 2001Open location code
8F9QG32Q+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
node 338966369OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
10282004Wikidata ID
Q1954236
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Diocesan museum (Catania)” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Museo Diocesano”
- French: “Musée diocésain de Catane”
- German: “Museo Diocesano (Catania)”
- German: “Museo Diocesano”
- Italian: “Museo diocesano (Catania)”
- Italian: “Museo diocesano di Catania”
- Italian: “Museo Diocesano di Catania”
- Italian: “Museo diocesano”
- Swedish: “Museo Diocesano”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Angeli Custodi and Antico Corso.
Nearby Places
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