Santa Rosa necropolis
Santa Rosa necropolis is an archaeological site in Vatican. Santa Rosa necropolis is situated nearby to the hospital building Cortile del Belvedere, as well as near the museum Museo Chiaramonti.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: necropolis in Vatican City
- Also known as: “Necropoli della Via Triumphalis”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vatican Library and Vatican museum.
Vatican Library
Library
Photo: Melozzo da Forlì, Public domain.
The Vatican Apostolic Library, more commonly known as the Vatican Library or informally as the Vat, is the library of the Holy See, located in Vatican City, and is the city-state's national library. Vatican Library is situated 120 metres southwest of Santa Rosa necropolis.
Vatican museum
Museum
Photo: Lalupa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Vatican Museums are the public museums of the Vatican City. They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the best-known Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world. Vatican museum is situated 270 metres west of Santa Rosa necropolis.
Saint 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. Saint Peter’s Basilica is situated 420 metres southwest of Santa Rosa necropolis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Rome and North Rome.
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. Capitoline Hill is situated 2½ km southeast of Santa Rosa necropolis.
Santa Rosa necropolis
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Vatican, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.90561° or 41° 54′ 20″ northLongitude
12.45588° or 12° 27′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8FHJWF44+69OpenStreetMap ID
node 3721907363OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q3874163
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Santa Rosa necropolis” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Santa Rosa necropolis”
- French: “Nécropole de Sainte-Rose”
- German: “Nekropole Santa Rosa”
- Italian: “necropoli di Santa Rosa”
- Italian: “Necropoli di Santa Rosa”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cortile del Belvedere and Museo Chiaramonti.
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