Barracks of the Vatican Gendarme Corps

Barracks of the Vatican Gendarme Corps is a police station in Vatican. Barracks of the Vatican Gendarme Corps is situated nearby to Saint Peregrin’s Church, as well as near the post office Roma 47.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vatican Library and Saint Peter’s Basilica.

Vatican Library

Library

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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 200 metres west of Barracks of the Vatican Gendarme Corps.

Saint Peter’s Basilica

Church

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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 450 metres southwest of Barracks of the Vatican Gendarme Corps.

Sistine Chapel

Church

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The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna, it takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481. Sistine Chapel is situated 350 metres southwest of Barracks of the Vatican Gendarme Corps.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Rome and North Rome.

Old Rome

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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.

North Rome

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The North of Rome is comprised of Municipi III, XI-XV.

Capitoline Hill

Locality

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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 Barracks of the Vatican Gendarme Corps.

Barracks of the Vatican Gendarme Corps

Type: Police station
Category: building
Location: Vatican, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.9052° or 41° 54′ 19″ north

Longitude

12.45733° or 12° 27′ 26″ east

Operator

Gendarmeria dello Stato della Città del Vaticano

Open location code

8FHJWF44+3W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 112130595

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=police

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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In Other Languages

From French to Italian—“Barracks of the Vatican Gendarme Corps” goes by many names.

French: “Caserne de Gendarmerie”
German: “Vatikanische Gendarmeriekaserne”
Italian: “Caserma della Gendarmeria vaticana”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint Peregrin’s Church and Embassy of Bolivia to the Holy See.

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