Porta Metronia
Porta Metronia is a gate in the third-century Aurelian Walls of Rome, Italy. The gate is located in the southern section of the wall between Porta San Giovanni to the east and Porta Latina to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gustavo La Pizza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Caelian Hill and Arch of Constantine.
Caelian Hill
Peak
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY 3.0.
The Caelian Hill is one of the famous seven hills of Rome.
Arch of Constantine
Photo: NikonZ7II, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome 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. Arch of Constantine is situated 1 km northwest of Porta Metronia.
Santa Maria in Domnica
Church
Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Minor Basilica of St. Mary in Domnica alla Navicella, or simply Santa Maria in Domnica or Santa Maria alla Navicella, is a Roman Catholic basilica in Rome, Italy, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and active in local charity according to its long tradition. Santa Maria in Domnica is situated 370 metres northwest of Porta Metronia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colosseo and Palatine Hill.
Colosseo
Photo: Paolostefano1412, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Colosseo district is the heart of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.
Palatine Hill
Locality
Photo: Lil Herodotus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palatine Hill, 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".
Esquilino-San Giovanni
Photo: Cristian Bortes, CC BY 2.0.
Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in Rome. Esquilino is named for the Esquiline hill on which it stands. It lies south of the Termini station and is centred more or less on the Piazza Vittorio Emmanuele II.
Porta Metronia
- Type: City gate
- Description: gate in the third-century Aurelian Walls of Rome
- Categories: tourist attraction, historic site, and tourism
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.88232° or 41° 52′ 56″ northLongitude
12.49864° or 12° 29′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8FHJVFJX+WFOpenStreetMap ID
node 410779713OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q1964646
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Porta Metronia” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “梅特羅尼亞門”
- Dutch: “Porta Metronia”
- Finnish: “Porta Metronia”
- French: “Porta Metronia”
- Georgian: “მეტრონიის კარიბჭე”
- German: “Porta Metronia”
- Greek: “Πύλη Μετρόνια”
- Italian: “Porta Metronia”
- Japanese: “メトロニア門”
- Latin: “Porta Metronia”
- Portuguese: “Porta Metrónia”
- Portuguese: “Porta Metrônia”
- Russian: “Порта Метрониа”
- Ukrainian: “Порта Метронія”
- Ukrainian: “Порта-Метронія”
- Urdu: “پورتا میترونیا”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Porta Metronia”. Photo: Gustavo La Pizza, CC BY-SA 4.0.