Scrinium Lateranense
Scrinium Lateranense is a historical site in Municipio Roma I, Rome, Lazio. Scrinium Lateranense is situated nearby to Lateran Obelisk, as well as near the church Scala Sancta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lateran Obelisk and Scala Sancta.
Lateran Obelisk
Obelisk
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The Lateran Obelisk is the largest standing ancient Egyptian obelisk in the world, and it is also the tallest obelisk in Italy. It originally weighed 413 tonnes, but after collapsing and being re-erected 4 metres shorter, now weighs around 300 tonnes.
Scala Sancta
Church
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The Scala Sancta are a set of 28 white marble steps located in an edifice on extraterritorial property of the Holy See in Rome, Italy proximate to the Archbasilica of Saint John in Laterano. Scala Sancta is situated 110 metres east of Scrinium Lateranense.
Lateran Baptistery
Church
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The Lateran Baptistery stands apart from the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, Rome, to which it has become joined by later construction. This baptistery was founded by Pope Sixtus III in 440, perhaps on an earlier structure, for a legend grew up that Constantine the Great had been baptized there and enriched the structure. Lateran Baptistery is situated 140 metres southwest of Scrinium Lateranense.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colosseo and Esquilino-San Giovanni.
Colosseo
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The Colosseo district is the heart of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.
Esquilino-San Giovanni
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Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in Rome. 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.
San Lorenzo
Neighborhood
San Lorenzo is an urban zone in Rome, 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 Termini railway station and ending at the Verano area.
Scrinium Lateranense
- Type: Historical site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.88687° or 41° 53′ 13″ northLongitude
12.50565° or 12° 30′ 20″ eastElevation
65 metres (213 feet)Open location code
8FHJVGP4+P7GeoNames ID
12200249
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