Porta Tiburtina

Porta Tiburtina is a historical site in Municipio Roma II, Rome, Lazio. Porta Tiburtina is situated nearby to the neighborhood San Lorenzo, as well as near Roma Termini railway station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porta Tiburtina and Coliseum.

Porta Tiburtina

City gate

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Porta Tiburtina or Porta San Lorenzo is a gate in the Aurelian Walls of Rome, Italy, through which the Via Tiburtina exits the city.

Coliseum

Theater building

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The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is the largest standing amphitheatre in the world. Coliseum is situated 1½ km southwest of Porta Tiburtina.

Roma Termini railway station

Railway station

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Roma Termini is the main railway station of Rome, Italy. It is named after the district of the same name, which in turn took its name from ancient Baths of Diocletian, which lies across the street from the main entrance. Roma Termini railway station is situated 1 km northwest of Porta Tiburtina.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Lorenzo and Esquilino-San Giovanni.

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.

Esquilino-San Giovanni

Photo: Cristian Bortes, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Viminal Hill

Locality

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The Viminal Hill is the smallest of the famous Seven Hills of Rome. A finger-shape cusp pointing toward central Rome between the Quirinal Hill to the northwest and the Esquiline Hill to the southeast, it is home to the Teatro dell'Opera and the Termini Railway Station.

Porta Tiburtina

Type: Historical site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Municipio Roma II, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.89754° or 41° 53′ 51″ north

Longitude

12.51028° or 12° 30′ 37″ east

Elevation

60 metres (197 feet)

Open location code

8FHJVGX6+24

GeoNames ID

12200293

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