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San Domenico, Bologna

The Basilica of San Domenico is one of the major churches in , Italy. The remains of Saint Dominic, founder of the Order of Preachers, are buried inside the exquisite shrine Arca di San Domenico, made by Nicola Pisano and his workshop, Arnolfo di Cambio and with later additions by Niccolò dell'Arca and the young Michelangelo.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: major church in Bologna, Italy
  • Also known as: “Basilica di San Domenico” and “Basilica of San Domenico”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Petronio, Bologna and Archaeological Civic Museum of Bologna.

Church
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The Basilica of San Petronio is a minor basilica and church of the Archdiocese of Bologna located in , , northern Italy. It dominates . is situated 390 metres north of San Domenico, Bologna.

Museum
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The is located in the fifteenth-century Palazzo Galvani building at Via dell'Archiginnasio 2 postal code 40124 Bologna, once known as the Hospital of Death. is situated 370 metres north of San Domenico, Bologna.

Library
Photo: Bibliotecario archiginnasio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Biblioteca comunale dell'Archiginnasio is a public library in , . It is located inside the since 1838, when a section of the building was destined to preserve the books collected from the closure of the religious orders made by Napoleon. is situated 280 metres north of San Domenico, Bologna.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manifattura delle Arti and San Donnino.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Quarter
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is a quarter, which is situated 3½ km northeast of San Domenico, Bologna.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 4 km east of San Domenico, Bologna.

San Domenico, Bologna

Latitude
44.48947° or 44° 29′ 22″ north
Longitude
11.34475° or 11° 20′ 41″ east
Elevation
75 metres (246 feet)
Height
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
8FPHF8QV+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 328022875
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Geo­Names ID
11127239
Wiki­data ID
Q862602
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“San Domenico, Bologna” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Դոմինիկ տաճար”
  • Asturian: “basílica de Santu Domingu”
  • Basque: “Santo Domingoren basilika”
  • Catalan: “basílica de Sant Domènec”
  • Catalan: “basilica di San Domenico”
  • Chinese: “圣多明我圣殿”
  • Chinese: “圣多明我大殿”
  • Chinese: “聖多明我大殿”
  • Czech: “Bazilika svatého Dominika”
  • Danish: “Sansk Dominiks Basilika”
  • Dutch: “Basiliek van San Domenico”
  • Esperanto: “Baziliko de Sankta Dominiko”
  • French: “Basilica di San Domenico”
  • French: “Basilique Saint-Dominique”
  • French: “Basilique San Domenico de Bologne”
  • French: “basilique San Domenico”
  • Galician: “basílica de San Domingos”
  • German: “Basilika San Domenico”
  • German: “San Domenico”
  • Greek: “Βασιλική του Αγίου Δομήνικου”
  • Hebrew: “בזיליקת סן דומיניקו”
  • Hebrew: “הבזיליקה של סן דומיניקו”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika San Domenico”
  • Italian: “basilica di San Domenico”
  • Italian: “Basilica di San Domenico”
  • Italian: “Basilica patriarcale di San Domenico”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Domenico”
  • Italian: “S. Domenico”
  • Latin: “Basilica Sancti Dominici”
  • Lombard: “Basilega de San Domenegh (Bologna)”
  • Lombard: “Basilega de San Domenegh”
  • Portuguese: “Basílica de São Domingo”
  • Portuguese: “Basílica de São Domingos”
  • Russian: “Базилика Святого Доминика”
  • Slovenian: “basilica di San Domenico”
  • Slovenian: “bazilika sv. Dominika”
  • Slovenian: “Bazilika svetega Dominika, Bologna”
  • Slovenian: “bazilika svetega Dominika”
  • Spanish: “basilica de Santo Domingo”
  • Spanish: “basílica de Santo Domingo”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de Santo Domingo”
  • Tagalog: “San Domenico, Bolonia”
  • Ukrainian: “Базиліка святого Домініка”

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