Pontifical Lateran University
Pontifical Lateran University is an university in Municipio Roma I, Rome, Lazio. Pontifical Lateran University is situated nearby to the library Biblioteca Beato Pio IX, as well as near the police station Vatican Gendarme Corps at Saint John Lateran.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lateran Obelisk and Lateran Baptistery.
Lateran Obelisk
Obelisk
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The Lateran Obelisk is the largest standing ancient Egyptian obelisk in the world, and it is also the tallest obelisk in Italy. It originally weighed 413 tonnes, but after collapsing and being re-erected 4 metres shorter, now weighs around 300 tonnes. Lateran Obelisk is situated 190 metres northeast of Pontifical Lateran University.
Lateran Baptistery
Church
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The Lateran Baptistery stands apart from the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, Rome, to which it has become joined by later construction. This baptistery was founded by Pope Sixtus III in 440, perhaps on an earlier structure, for a legend grew up that Constantine the Great had been baptized there and enriched the structure.
Scala Sancta
Church
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The Scala Sancta are a set of 28 white marble steps located in an edifice on extraterritorial property of the Holy See in Rome, Italy proximate to the Archbasilica of Saint John in Laterano. Scala Sancta is situated 320 metres northeast of Pontifical Lateran University.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colosseo and Esquilino-San Giovanni.
Colosseo
Photo: Paolostefano1412, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Colosseo district is the heart of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.
Esquilino-San Giovanni
Photo: Cristian Bortes, CC BY 2.0.
Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in Rome. Esquilino is named for the Esquiline hill on which it stands. It lies south of the Termini station and is centred more or less on the Piazza Vittorio Emmanuele II.
Palatine Hill
Locality
Photo: Lil Herodotus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palatine Hill, 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".
Pontifical Lateran University
- Type: University
- Category: education
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.88532° or 41° 53′ 7″ northLongitude
12.5039° or 12° 30′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8FHJVGP3+4HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1413326069OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From German to Italian—“Pontifical Lateran University” goes by many names.
- German: “Päpstliche Lateranuniversität”
- Italian: “Pontificia Università Lateranense”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Biblioteca Beato Pio IX and Pontificia Università Lateranense.
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