Torre dell’Elefante
The Torre dell'Elefante is a medieval tower in Cagliari, southern Sardinia, Italy. It is located in the Castello historical quarter of the city.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: tower in Cagliari, Italy
- Also known as: “torre dell’Elefante”
- Address: Via Santa Croce, Cagliari, 09124
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sardinian Art Collection ‘Luigi Piloni’ and Cathedral of Saint Mary and Saint Cecilia.
Cathedral of Saint Mary and Saint Cecilia
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cagliari Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and to Saint Cecilia. It is the seat of the archbishop of Cagliari. Cathedral of Saint Mary and Saint Cecilia is situated 200 metres northeast of Torre dell’Elefante.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Benedetto and Pirri.
Pirri
Suburb
Cagliari is an Italian municipality and the capital and largest city of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. It has about 146,627 inhabitants, while its metropolitan city, 16 other nearby municipalities, has about 417,079 inhabitants. Pirri is situated 3½ km north of Torre dell’Elefante.
Quartiere del Sole
Quarter
Quartiere del Sole is a quarter, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Torre dell’Elefante.
Torre dell’Elefante
- Categories: tower, historical park museum, military museum building, museum of a public entity, building, tourism, city gate, and historic site
- Location: Cagliari, Province of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
39.21796° or 39° 13′ 5″ northLongitude
9.11492° or 9° 6′ 54″ eastElevation
67 metres (220 feet)Open location code
8FFF6497+5XOpenStreetMap ID
way 277195585OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Torre dell’Elefante” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “برج الفيل”
- Chinese: “大象塔”
- Chinese: “象塔”
- Czech: “Sloní brána”
- Dutch: “Olifanten toren”
- French: “tour de l’Éléphant”
- French: “Tour de l’Éléphant”
- German: “Elefantenturm”
- Italian: “torre dell’Elefante”
- Italian: “Torre dell’Elefante”
- Russian: “Башня слона”
- Russian: “Башня Торре-дель-Элефанте”
- Russian: “Слоновья башня”
- Slovenian: “Torre dell’Elefante”
- Spanish: “Torre del Elefante”
Localities in the Area
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