Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano

Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano is a square in , , . Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano is situated nearby to the church , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Scala Sancta and Coliseum.

Church
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The are a set of 28 white marble steps located in an edifice on extraterritorial property of the Holy See in , proximate to the Archbasilica of Saint John in Laterano. is situated 120 metres north of Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano.

Theater building
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The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of , Italy, just east of the . It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is the largest standing amphitheatre in the world. is situated 1¼ km west of Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano.

Obelisk
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The is the largest standing ancient Egyptian obelisk in the world, and it is also the tallest obelisk in . It originally weighed 413 tonnes, but after collapsing and being re-erected 4 metres shorter, now weighs around 300 tonnes. is situated 210 metres northwest of Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colosseo and Esquilino-San Giovanni.

Photo: Paolostefano1412, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The district is the heart of ancient and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.

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Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in . Esquilino is named for the Esquiline hill on which it stands. It lies south of the Termini station and is centred more or less on the Piazza Vittorio Emmanuele II.

Neighborhood
is an urban zone in , Italy. Administratively it was part of both Municipio II and Quarter VI Tiburtino. It occupies roughly the two sides of the early stretch of Via Tiburtina, starting from railway station and ending at the area.

Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano

Latitude
41.88613° or 41° 53′ 10″ north
Longitude
12.50711° or 12° 30′ 26″ east
Elevation
43 metres (141 feet)
Open location code
8FHJVGP4+FR
Geo­Names ID
11856559
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