Santa Maria in Caput portici (former church)
Santa Maria in Caput portici (former church) is a church in Municipio Roma I, Rome, Lazio. Santa Maria in Caput portici (former church) is situated nearby to St. Peter’s Square, as well as near the museum Castel Sant’Angelo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Peter’s Square and Saint Peter’s Basilica.
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 430 metres west of Santa Maria in Caput portici (former church).
Saint 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. Saint Peter’s Basilica is situated 590 metres west of Santa Maria in Caput portici (former church).
Castel Sant’Angelo
Museum
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Castel Sant'Angelo, also known as Mausoleum of Hadrian, is a towering rotunda in Parco Adriano, Rome, Italy. It was initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. Castel Sant’Angelo is situated 460 metres east of Santa Maria in Caput portici (former church).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vatican and Old Rome.
Vatican
Photo: Michelangelo, Public domain.
Vatican City is the world's smallest country both by area and by population, and is the centre of Catholicism. This tiny country completely within Rome is packed with more history and artwork than most cities in the world, and indeed many countries.
Old Rome
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.
Capitoline Hill
Locality
Photo: Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Santa Maria in Caput portici (former church)
- Type: Church
- Category: religion
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.90223° or 41° 54′ 8″ northLongitude
12.46089° or 12° 27′ 39″ eastElevation
27 metres (89 feet)Open location code
8FHJWF26+V9GeoNames ID
12216897
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