Crypta Balbi
Crypta Balbi is a museum in Municipio Roma I, Rome, Lazio. Crypta Balbi is situated nearby to Church of the Gesù, as well as near Palazzo Venezia.Photo: Lalupa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: museum in Rome, Italy
- Also known as: “Balbi Crypt”, “Museo Nazionale Romano Crypta Balbi”, “Museo nazionale romano Rome, Crypta Balbi”, and “National Roman Museum Crypta Balbi”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Gesù and Palazzo Venezia.
Church of the Gesù
Church
Photo: Rione Colonna, CC BY 4.0.
The Church of the Gesù, officially named Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Gesù, is a church located at Piazza del Gesù in the Pigna rione of Rome, Italy. It is the mother church of the Society of Jesus. Church of the Gesù is situated 180 metres north of Crypta Balbi.
Palazzo Venezia
Photo: ThePhotografer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palazzo Venezia or Palazzo Barbo, formerly Palazzo di San Marco, is a large early Renaissance palace in central Rome, Italy, situated to the north of the Capitoline Hill. Palazzo Venezia is situated 250 metres northeast of Crypta Balbi.
Theatre of Marcellus
Photo: Fiat 500e, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Theatre of Marcellus was an ancient open-air theatre in Rome, Italy, built in the closing years of the Roman Republic. It is located in the modern rione of Sant'Angelo. In the sixteenth century, it was converted into a palazzo. Theatre of Marcellus is situated 280 metres south of Crypta Balbi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitoline Hill and Palatine Hill.
Capitoline Hill
Locality
Photo: Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill, between the Forum 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.
Palatine Hill
Locality
Photo: Lil Herodotus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palatine Hill, 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".
Old Rome
Crypta Balbi
- Categories: archaeological artifact museum, Italian national museum, archaeological museum, museum, history museum, historical civil building museum, museum for an artifact of industrial archaeology, Museum of the Italian Ministry of Culture, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.89443° or 41° 53′ 40″ northLongitude
12.47901° or 12° 28′ 44″ eastElevation
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
8FHJVFVH+QJOpenStreetMap ID
way 125241566OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Crypta Balbi” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Crypta Balbi”
- Dutch: “Crypte van Balbus”
- French: “Crypta Balbi”
- German: “Crypta Balbi”
- Hungarian: “Crypta Balbi”
- Italian: “Crypta Balbi”
- Italian: “Museo nazionale romano - Crypta Balbi”
- Italian: “Museo nazionale romano della Crypta Balbi”
- Italian: “Museo Nazionale Romano della Crypta Balbi”
- Italian: “Museo nazionale romano-raccolta della Crypta Balbi”
- Italian: “Museo Nazionale Romano”
- Portuguese: “Cripta de Balbo”
- Romanian: “Crypta Balbi”
- Slovenian: “Balbova kripta”
- Swedish: “Crypta Balbi”
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