Cryptoporticus

In Ancient Roman architecture a cryptoporticus is a covered corridor or passageway. The usual English is "cryptoportico". The cryptoportico is a semi-subterranean gallery whose vaulting supports portico structures aboveground and which is lit from openings at the tops of its arches.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: covered corrdior in ancient Roman architecture
  • Also known as: “Criptoportico Neroniano” and “cryptoporticus”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Coliseum and Arch of Titus.

Theater building
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The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of , Italy, just east of the . It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is the largest standing amphitheatre in the world. is situated 430 metres east of Cryptoporticus.

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The is a 1st-century AD honorific arch, located on the Via Sacra, , just to the south-east of the . It was constructed in c. is situated 140 metres northeast of Cryptoporticus.

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The is a triumphal arch in dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great. The arch was commissioned by the Roman Senate to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in AD 312. is situated 290 metres east of Cryptoporticus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palatine Hill and Colosseo.

Locality
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The , which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".

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The district is the heart of ancient and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.

Locality
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The Capitolium or , between the 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.

Cryptoporticus

Latitude
41.89002° or 41° 53′ 24″ north
Longitude
12.48717° or 12° 29′ 14″ east
Open location code
8FHJVFRP+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1510795500
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q660398
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Cryptoporticus” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “رواق مسقوف”
  • Basque: “Kriptoportiko”
  • Belarusian: “крыптапортык”
  • Bulgarian: “Криптопортик”
  • Catalan: “criptopòrtic”
  • Catalan: “Criptopòrtic”
  • Chinese: “隱廊”
  • Croatian: “Kriptoportik”
  • Dutch: “cryptoporticus”
  • Dutch: “Cryptoporticus”
  • French: “Cryptoporticus”
  • French: “cryptoportique”
  • French: “Cryptoportique”
  • German: “Kryptoportikus des Nero”
  • German: “Kryptoportikus”
  • Italian: “criptoportico”
  • Italian: “Criptoportico”
  • Japanese: “地下回廊”
  • Korean: “크립토포르티쿠스”
  • Polish: “Kryptoportyk”
  • Portuguese: “criptoportico”
  • Portuguese: “criptopórtico”
  • Portuguese: “Criptopórtico”
  • Russian: “Криптопортик”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kriptoportik”
  • Slovenian: “kriptoportik”
  • Spanish: “Criptoportico”
  • Spanish: “criptopórtico”
  • Spanish: “Criptopórtico”
  • Swedish: “Cryptoporticus”
  • Turkish: “Kriptoportik”
  • Ukrainian: “Криптопортик”

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