Fountain (Fontana dell’obelisco Lateranense)

Fountain (Fontana dell’obelisco Lateranense) is a fountain in Municipio Roma I, Rome, Lazio. Fountain (Fontana dell’obelisco Lateranense) is situated nearby to Lateran Obelisk, as well as near the church Lateran Baptistery.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lateran Obelisk and Pontifical Lateran University.

Lateran Obelisk

Obelisk

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The Lateran Obelisk is the largest standing ancient Egyptian obelisk in the world, and it is also the tallest obelisk in Italy. It originally weighed 413 tonnes, but after collapsing and being re-erected 4 metres shorter, now weighs around 300 tonnes.

Pontifical Lateran University

University

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The Pontifical Lateran University, also known as Lateranum, is a pontifical university based in Rome. The university also hosts the central session of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family. Pontifical Lateran University is situated 190 metres southwest of Fountain (Fontana dell’obelisco Lateranense).

Lateran Baptistery

Church

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The Lateran Baptistery stands apart from the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, Rome, to which it has become joined by later construction. This baptistery was founded by Pope Sixtus III in 440, perhaps on an earlier structure, for a legend grew up that Constantine the Great had been baptized there and enriched the structure.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colosseo and Esquilino-San Giovanni.

Colosseo

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The Colosseo district is the heart of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.

Esquilino-San Giovanni

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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.

San Lorenzo

Neighborhood

San Lorenzo is an urban zone in Rome, Italy. Administratively, it was part of both Municipio II and Quarter VI Tiburtino. It occupies roughly both sides of the early stretch of Via Tiburtina, starting from Termini railway station and ending at the Verano area.

Fountain (Fontana dell’obelisco Lateranense)

Type: Fountain
Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.88687° or 41° 53′ 13″ north

Longitude

12.50479° or 12° 30′ 17″ east

Inception

1607

Open location code

8FHJVGP3+PW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4928628771

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=fountain

Wikidata ID

Q3747378

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Italian—“Fountain (Fontana dell’obelisco Lateranense)” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Fontana dell’obelisco Lateranense”
German: “Brunnen (Fontana dell’obelisco Lateranense)”
German: “Brunnen des Lateranischen Obelisken”
Italian: “Fontana dell’obelisco Lateranense”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Museo del Tesoro Lateranense and Vatican Gendarme Corps at Saint John Lateran.

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