Museo Gregoriano Profano

Museo Gregoriano Profano is a museum in Vatican. Museo Gregoriano Profano is situated nearby to Vatican museum, as well as near Vatican Library.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vatican museum and Vatican Library.

Vatican museum

Museum

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The Vatican Museums are the public museums of the Vatican City. They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the best-known Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world.

Vatican Library

Library

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The Vatican Apostolic Library, more commonly known as the Vatican Library or informally as the Vat, is the library of the Holy See, located in Vatican City, and is the city-state's national library. Vatican Library is situated 270 metres southeast of Museo Gregoriano Profano.

St. Peter’s Basilica

Church

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The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica, is a church of the Italian Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy. St. Peter’s Basilica is situated 470 metres south of Museo Gregoriano Profano.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Rome and North Rome.

Old Rome

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Old Rome is the historic medieval and renaissance center of Rome. While the oldest section of Rome is at the Forum, and the Modern Center has shifted to the Via Veneto, Old Rome remains the city's most charming district, with lovely piazzas and streets to wander and find small cafes and restaurants.

North Rome

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The North of Rome is comprised of Municipi III, XI-XV.

Capitoline Hill

Locality

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The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill, between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn. Capitoline Hill is situated 3 km southeast of Museo Gregoriano Profano.

Museo Gregoriano Profano

Type: Museum
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Vatican, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.90633° or 41° 54′ 23″ north

Longitude

12.45252° or 12° 27′ 9″ east

Elevation

45 metres (148 feet)

Open location code

8FHJWF43+G2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13735344022

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

12214124

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Italian: “Museo Gregoriano Profano”

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