Borgia Tower
Borgia Tower is a tower in Vatican. Borgia Tower is situated nearby to the church Sistine Chapel, as well as near St. Peter’s Basilica.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica.
Sistine Chapel
Church
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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.
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 High Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy. St. Peter’s Basilica is situated 140 metres southwest of Borgia Tower.
St. Peter’s Square
Square
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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 150 metres southeast of Borgia Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Rome and North Rome.
Old Rome
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 Borgia Tower.
Borgia Tower
- Type: Tower
- Location: Vatican, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.90325° or 41° 54′ 12″ northLongitude
12.45464° or 12° 27′ 17″ eastElevation
46 metres (151 feet)Open location code
8FHJWF33+8VOpenStreetMap ID
way 629811456OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerGeoNames ID
12214143
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Spanish—“Borgia Tower” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Torre Borgia”
- French: “Tour Borgia”
- German: “Borgia-Turm”
- Italian: “Torre Borgia”
- Portuguese: “Torre Borgia”
- Spanish: “Torre Borgia”
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