Fontana dei Dioscuri
The Fontana dei Dioscuri is the fountain set opposite the Palazzo del Quirinale, the official residence of the President of the Italian Republic in the Quirinal Palace.Photo: Monticiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pontifical Gregorian University and Piazza del Quirinale.
Pontifical Gregorian University
University
Photo: Geobia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pontifical Gregorian University, also known as the Gregorian or Gregoriana, is a private pontifical university in Rome, Italy. The Gregorian originated as a part of the Roman College, founded in 1551 by Ignatius of Loyola, and included all grades of schooling. Pontifical Gregorian University is situated 150 metres west of Fontana dei Dioscuri.
Piazza del Quirinale
Square
Photo: Fiat 500e, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piazza del Quirinale is a square outside Quirinal Palace in Rome, Italy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Modern Centre and Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains).
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.
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.
Viminal Hill
Locality
The Viminal Hill is the smallest of the famous Seven Hills of Rome. A finger-shape cusp pointing toward central Rome between the Quirinal Hill to the northwest and the Esquiline Hill to the southeast, it is home to the Teatro dell'Opera and the Termini Railway Station.
Fontana dei Dioscuri
- Type: Body of water
- Description: water well
- Categories: water well, monument, equestrian statue, and fountain
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.89911° or 41° 53′ 57″ northLongitude
12.4867° or 12° 29′ 12″ eastOpen location code
8FHJVFXP+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 112795345OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainOpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=basinWikidata ID
Q1227084
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Fontana dei Dioscuri” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fontana dei Dioscuri”
- French: “fontaine des Dioscures”
- French: “Fontaine des Dioscures”
- Georgian: “დიოსკურიის შადრევანი”
- German: “Dioskurenbrunnen”
- German: “Fontana dei Dioscuri”
- Italian: “Dioscuri di Montecavallo”
- Italian: “Fontana dei Dioscuri”
- Italian: “Fontana del Quirinale”
- Italian: “Fontana di Monte Cavallo”
- Polish: “Fontanna Dioskurów”
- Russian: “Фонтан диоскуров”
- Russian: “Фонтан Диоскуров”
- Turkish: “Dioscuri Çeşmesi”
- Turkish: “Fontana dei Dioscuri”
- Ukrainian: “Фонтан Діоскурів”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Corte Costituzionale della Repubblica Italiana and Piazza del Quirinale.
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