Piazza di Santa Chiara

Piazza di Santa Chiara is a square in Municipio Roma I, Rome, Lazio. Piazza di Santa Chiara is situated nearby to the church Cappella del transito di Santa Caterina da Siena, as well as near the theater building Teatro Rossini.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and Piazza Navona.

Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

College

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The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy is one of the Roman Colleges of the Catholic Church. The academy is dedicated to training priests to serve in the diplomatic corps and the Secretariat of State of the Holy See.

Piazza Navona

Square

Photo: Paolo Monti, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Piazza Navona is a public open space in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the 1st century AD Stadium of Domitian and follows the form of the open space of the stadium in an elongated oval. Piazza Navona is situated 320 metres northwest of Piazza di Santa Chiara.

Santa Maria sopra Minerva

Church

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Santa Maria sopra Minerva is a minor basilica church and one of the major churches of the Dominican order in Rome, Italy. The church's name derives from the fact that the first Christian church structure on the site was built directly over the ruins or foundations of a temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis, which had been erroneously ascribed to the Greco-Roman goddess Minerva. Santa Maria sopra Minerva is situated 150 metres east of Piazza di Santa Chiara.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Rome and Capitoline Hill.

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.

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.

Modern Centre

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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.

Piazza di Santa Chiara

Type: Square
Categories: pedestrian zone and locality
Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.89763° or 41° 53′ 52″ north

Longitude

12.4766° or 12° 28′ 36″ east

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

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OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cappella del transito di Santa Caterina da Siena and Teatro Rossini.

Nearby Places

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