Babuino
The Babuino is one of the talking statues of Rome, Italy. The fountain is situated in front of the Canova Tadolini Museum, in via del Babuino.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Fountain
- Description: one of the six talking statues of Rome
- Also known as: “Fountain (Babuino)”, “Il Babuino”, and “The Baboon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sant’Atanasio and Villa Medici.
Sant’Atanasio
Church
Photo: Croberto68, Public domain.
The Church of Saint Athanasius, also known as Sant'Atanasio dei Greci, is a Greek Catholic titular church located on Via del Babuino 149, near the Spanish Steps, in the rione Campo Marzio of Rome, Italy.
Villa Medici
Photo: Laterbat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Villa Medici is a sixteenth-century Italian Mannerist villa and an architectural complex with 7-hectare Italian garden, contiguous with the more extensive Borghese gardens, on the Pincian Hill next to Trinità dei Monti in the historic centre of Rome, Italy. Villa Medici is situated 260 metres east of Babuino.
Spanish Steps
Photo: Hugo DK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy, climb a steep slope between Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinità dei Monti, dominated by the Trinità dei Monti church, at the top. Spanish Steps is situated 320 metres southeast of Babuino.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains) and Modern Centre.
Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains)
Locality
Photo: R-bitzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Quattro Fontane is an ensemble of four Late Renaissance fountains located at the intersection of Via delle Quattro Fontane and Via del Quirinale in Rome.
Modern Centre
Photo: Goldmund100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Modern Centre of Rome, home to the Via Veneto, Quirinale, Castro Pretorio, Repubblica, and Trevi neighbourhoods, is the city's hub of activity, especially shopping and nightlife.
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.
Babuino
- Category: sculpture
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.90775° or 41° 54′ 28″ northLongitude
12.47966° or 12° 28′ 47″ eastInception
1581Open location code
8FHJWF5H+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 4758761431OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainWikidata ID
Q1085738
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Babuino” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “巴布伊諾”
- Chinese: “狒狒喷泉”
- Chinese: “狒狒噴泉”
- Dutch: “Babuino”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نافورة بابوينو”
- Finnish: “Babuino”
- French: “Babuino”
- French: “Fontaine del Babuino”
- Georgian: “ბაბუინო”
- German: “Brunnen (Babuino)”
- Italian: “Babuino”
- Italian: “Fontana del Babuino”
- Italian: “Il Babuino”
- Portuguese: “Fontana del Babuino”
- Russian: “Бабуино”
- Spanish: “Babuino”
- Swedish: “Fontana del Babuino”
- Swedish: “Il Babuino”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museo-Atelier Canova-Tadolini and Fontana degli Artisti.
Nearby Places
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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 “Babuino”. Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0.