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Piazza Bocca della Verità

Piazza Bocca della Verità is a square between Via Luigi Petroselli and Via della Greca in , in the rione . The square lies in the ancient area of the , the cattle market of ancient Rome, just in front of the .
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Rome, Italy
  • Also known as: “piazza Bocca della Verita” and “piazza Bocca della Verità”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Temple of Portunus and Forum Boarium.

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The is an ancient Roman temple in , . It was built beside the , the Roman cattle market associated with Hercules, which was adjacent to Rome's oldest river port and the oldest stone bridge across the Tiber River, the .

Park
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The was the cattle market or forum venalium of ancient Rome. It was located on a level piece of land near the between the , the and hills.

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The or Hercules Olivarius is a Roman temple in Piazza Bocca della Verità, the former , in , . It is a tholos, a round temple of Greek 'peripteral' design completely surrounded by a colonnade.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitoline Hill and Palatine Hill.

Locality
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The Capitolium or , between the 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.

Locality
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The , 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".

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

Piazza Bocca della Verità

Latitude
41.88882° or 41° 53′ 20″ north
Longitude
12.48162° or 12° 28′ 54″ east
Open location code
8FHJVFQJ+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 123971344
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q3902429
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Piazza Bocca della Verità” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Plaça de la Bocca della Verità”
  • Chinese: “真理之口廣場”
  • Dutch: “Piazza Bocca della Verità”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان بوكا ديلا فيريتا”
  • French: “Piazza della Bocca della Verità”
  • German: “Platz des Mundes der Wahrheit”
  • Italian: “Piazza Bocca della Verità (Roma)”
  • Italian: “Piazza Bocca della Verità”
  • Italian: “piazza della Bocca della Verità”
  • Italian: “Piazza della Bocca della Verità”
  • Italian: “Square of the Mouth of Truth”
  • Turkish: “Bocca della Verità Meydanı”
  • Turkish: “Piazza Bocca della Verità”
  • Turkish: “piazza della Bocca della Verità”
  • Ukrainian: “площа Вуст істини”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bocca della Verità and Roma Capitale - Dipartimento sviluppo economico e attività produttive.

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