Porta Alchemica
The Alchemical Door, also known as the Alchemy Gate or Magic Portal, is a monument built between 1678 and 1680 by Massimiliano Palombara, marquis of Pietraforte, in his residence, the villa Palombara, which was located on the Esquiline Hill, near Piazza Vittorio, in Rome.- Ruins
- …is also known as “Alchemical Door”
- …dates from 1680
- Description: building in Rome, Italy
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sant’Eusebio and Pontifical Oriental Institut.
Pontifical Oriental Institut
The Pontifical Oriental Institute, also known as the… Pontifical Oriental Institut is situated 350 metres northwest of Porta Alchemica.
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, also known as Piazza… Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II is situated 110 metres southeast of Porta Alchemica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Esquilino-San Giovanni and Viminal Hill.
Esquilino-San Giovanni
Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in Rome.
Viminal Hill
The Viminal Hill is the smallest of the famous Seven Hills of Rome.
San Lorenzo
Neighborhood
San Lorenzo is an urban zone in Rome, Italy.
Porta Alchemica
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Latitude
41.8955° or 41° 53′ 44″ north
Longitude
12.50374° or 12° 30′ 14″ east
Open location code
8FHJVGW3+6F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Porta Alchemica” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Porta Alchemica”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بورتا الكيميا”
- Esperanto: “Pordo Alĥemia”
- German: “Porta Magica”
- Italian: “Porta Alchemica”
- Italian: “Porta Ermetica”
- Italian: “Porta Magica”
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