Fountain of the Cannonballs
Fountain of the Cannonballs is a fountain in Municipio Roma I, Rome, Lazio. Fountain of the Cannonballs is situated nearby to the university LUMSA, as well as near the building Palazzo San Pio X.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castel Sant’Angelo and Ponte Sant’Angelo.
Castel Sant’Angelo
Museum
Photo: TeKappa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 260 metres east of Fountain of the Cannonballs.
Ponte Sant’Angelo
Photo: Blackcat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ponte Sant'Angelo, originally the Aelian Bridge or Pons Aelius, is a Roman bridge in Rome, Italy, completed in 134 AD by Roman Emperor Hadrian, to span the Tiber from the city centre to his newly constructed mausoleum, now the towering Castel Sant'Angelo. Ponte Sant’Angelo is situated 330 metres southeast of Fountain of the Cannonballs.
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 640 metres west of Fountain of the Cannonballs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Rome and Vatican.
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.
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.
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.
Fountain of the Cannonballs
- Type: Fountain
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.9036° or 41° 54′ 13″ northLongitude
12.46322° or 12° 27′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8FHJWF37+C7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1217594523OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
“Fountain of the Cannonballs” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Fontana delle Palle di Cannone”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include LUMSA and LUMSA University.
Nearby Places
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