Piazza di Ponte Sant’Angelo

Piazza di Ponte Sant’Angelo is a square in Municipio Roma I, Rome, Lazio. Piazza di Ponte Sant’Angelo is situated near the church Santi Celso e Giuliano, as well as near Arco dei Banchi.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ponte Sant’Angelo and Castel Sant’Angelo.

Ponte Sant’Angelo

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Ponte Sant'Angelo, originally the Aelian Bridge or Pons Aelius, is a Roman bridge in Rome, Italy, completed in 134 AD by Roman Emperor Hadrian, to span the Tiber from the city centre to his newly constructed mausoleum, now the towering Castel Sant'Angelo.

Castel Sant’Angelo

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Castel Sant'Angelo, also known as Mausoleum of Hadrian, is a towering rotunda in Parco Adriano, Rome, Italy. It was initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. Castel Sant’Angelo is situated 210 metres north of Piazza di Ponte Sant’Angelo.

Santi Celso e Giuliano

Church

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Santi Celso e Giuliano is a minor basilica and papal chapel of the Diocese of Rome in the care of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest. It has held its basilica status by custom and practice since ancient times.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Rome and Vatican.

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.

Vatican

Photo: Michelangelo, Public domain.

Vatican City is the world's smallest country both by area and by population, and is the centre of Catholicism. This tiny country completely within Rome is packed with more history and artwork than most cities in the world, and indeed many countries.

Capitoline Hill

Locality

Photo: Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Piazza di Ponte Sant’Angelo

Type: Square
Category: locality
Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.90119° or 41° 54′ 4″ north

Longitude

12.46653° or 12° 27′ 60″ east

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

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OpenStreetMap feature

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Arco dei Banchi and Piazza dei Coronari.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: San Pietro and San Paolo.

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