NE Italy
Emilia-Romagna
Modena

Torre della Ghirlandina

The Torre della Ghirlandina or simply Ghirlandina is the bell tower of the Cathedral of Modena, in , Italy. Standing at 86.12 metres, the tower is the traditional symbol of , being visible from all directions outside the city.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: bell tower of the Cathedral of Modena
  • Also known as: “Ghirlandina” and “Sacrario della Ghirlandina”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Modena Cathedral and Piazza Grande.

Church
Photo: Mongolo1984, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Roman Catholic cathedral in , Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saint Geminianus. Formerly the seat of the Diocese, later Archdiocese, of Modena, it has been since 1986 the archiepiscopal seat of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola.

Square
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is a square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cognento and Albareto.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4½ km west of Torre della Ghirlandina.

Village
Photo: Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km northeast of Torre della Ghirlandina.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 8 km southeast of Torre della Ghirlandina.

Torre della Ghirlandina

Latitude
44.64641° or 44° 38′ 47″ north
Longitude
10.92594° or 10° 55′ 33″ east
Elevation
43 metres (141 feet)
Open location code
8FPGJWWG+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4459032856
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Geo­Names ID
10337809
Wiki­data ID
Q569767
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Torre della Ghirlandina” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج ديلا غيرلاندينا”
  • Basque: “Torre Civica”
  • Catalan: “Torre cívica de Mòdena”
  • Chinese: “市民塔”
  • Danish: “Torre della Ghirlandina”
  • Dutch: “Torre Civica”
  • Esperanto: “Turo Ghirlandina”
  • Finnish: “Ghirlandina”
  • French: “Ghirlandina”
  • French: “torre Ghirlandina”
  • French: “Torre Ghirlandina”
  • Georgian: “ტორე-ჩივიკა”
  • German: “Ghirlandina”
  • Hungarian: “Torre Civica”
  • Hungarian: “Torre della Ghirlandina”
  • Italian: “Ghirlandina”
  • Italian: “torre della Ghirlandina”
  • Japanese: “ギルランディーナ”
  • Lombard: “Ghirlandina”
  • Persian: “برج گیرلاندینا”
  • Persian: “توره دلا گیرلاندینا”
  • Portuguese: “Torre Civica”
  • Slovenian: “Stolp Ghirlandina”
  • Spanish: “Torre Civica”
  • Spanish: “Torre Cívica”
  • Turkish: “Torre della Ghirlandina”
  • Vietnamese: “Torre Cívica”
  • “Ghirlandèina”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Centro storico and Quartiere Cittanova.

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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 “Torre della Ghirlandina”. Photo: Calcifer27, CC BY-SA 4.0.