Bronze door of the Apostolic Palace
Bronze door of the Apostolic Palace is in Vatican. Access is restricted and requires permission. Bronze door of the Apostolic Palace is situated nearby to Courtyard of St. Damasco, as well as near Saint Peter’s Square.Photo: Alex Lecea, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Peter’s Square and St. Peter’s Basilica.
Saint 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 Basilica
Church
Photo: Rabax63, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 210 metres west of Bronze door of the Apostolic Palace.
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 150 metres west of Bronze door of the Apostolic Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Rome and Trastevere.
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.
Trastevere
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trastevere is a district in Rome. The district's name derives from the Latin words "Trans Tiberem": beyond the Tiber river. Today Trastevere is one of the centers of Roman night life; rich in pubs, restaurants, clubs.
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.
Bronze door of the Apostolic Palace
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: gate and tourism
- Location: Vatican, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.90271° or 41° 54′ 10″ northLongitude
12.45619° or 12° 27′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8FHJWF34+3FOpenStreetMap ID
node 2419664831OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q16605485
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Bronze door of the Apostolic Palace” goes by many names.
- French: “Portail en bronze”
- German: “Bronzetor”
- German: “Portone di Bronzo”
- Italian: “Portone di bronzo”
- Italian: “Portone di Bronzo”
- Korean: “사도 궁전의 청동 문”
- Polish: “Spiżowa Brama”
- Portuguese: “Porta de Bronze”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Courtyard of St. Damasco and Saints Martin and Sebastian of the Swiss.
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