Vatican Press

Vatican Press is an industrial building in Vatican which is located on Via della Tipografia. Vatican Press is situated nearby to Vatican Library, as well as near the church Sistine Chapel.

Email: info.tipografia@spc.va
Type: Industrial building
Address: Via della Tipografia, Città del Vaticano, 00120

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vatican Library and St. Peter’s Square.

Vatican Library

Library

Photo: Melozzo da Forlì, Public domain.

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 160 metres west of Vatican Press.

St. Peter’s Square

Square

Photo: Giannisk, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. Peter's Square is a large plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave in Rome, directly west of the neighborhood of Borgo. St. Peter’s Square is situated 250 metres south of Vatican Press.

Sistine Chapel

Church

Photo: Snowdog, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna, it takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481. Sistine Chapel is situated 240 metres southwest of Vatican Press.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Rome and North Rome.

Old Rome

Photo: jimmyweee, CC BY 2.0.

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

Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY 2.0.

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 2½ km southeast of Vatican Press.

Vatican Press

Categories: building and industry
Location: Vatican, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.90422° or 41° 54′ 15″ north

Longitude

12.4568° or 12° 27′ 25″ east

Elevation

31 metres (102 feet)

Levels

Roof shape

flat

Open location code

8FHJWF34+MP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 30002773

OpenStreetMap feature

building=industrial

GeoNames ID

12214142

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Vatican Press” goes by many names.

French: “Typographie vaticane”
German: “Vatikanische Druckerei”
Italian: “Tipografia Vaticana”
Korean: “바티칸 신문”
Spanish: “Tipografía Vaticana”

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