Museum of the Ara Pacis
The Museum of the Ara Pacis belongs to the Sistema dei Musei in Comune of Rome; it houses the Ara Pacis of Augustus, an ancient monument that was initially inaugurated on 30 January 9 B.C.- Opening hours:
9:30 AM—7:30 PM
December 24th and 31: 9:30 AM—2:00 PM
January 1st: closed
May 1st: closed and December 25th closed - Type: Museum
- Description: archeological museum in Rome, Italy
- Also known as: “Museo dell’Ara Pacis”
- Address: Lungotevere in Augusta, Roma, 00100
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ara Pacis and Castel Sant’Angelo.
Ara Pacis
Photo: Rabax63, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ara Pacis Augustae is an altar in Rome dedicated to the Pax Romana. The monument was commissioned by the Roman Senate on July 4, 13 BC to honour the return of Augustus to Rome after three years in Hispania and Gaul and consecrated on January 30, 9 BC.
Castel Sant’Angelo
Photo: TeKappa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 1 km southwest of Museum of the Ara Pacis.
San Girolamo dei Croati
Church
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Saint Jerome of the Croats is the national Catholic church of Croatia on Via Tomacelli in the Campus Martius of Rome. It is now a chapel of the Pontifical Croatian College of Saint Jerome in Rome and is only open to visitors by arrangement with the College. San Girolamo dei Croati is situated 120 metres south of Museum of the Ara Pacis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Rome and Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains).
Old Rome
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.
Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains)
Locality
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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.
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.
Museum of the Ara Pacis
- Categories: archaeological museum, museum of a public entity, museum building, building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.9061° or 41° 54′ 22″ northLongitude
12.47547° or 12° 28′ 32″ eastOperator
Roma CapitaleNamed after
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Museum of the Ara Pacis” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Museum of the Ara Pacis”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف آرا بيسيس”
- French: “musée de l’Ara Pacis”
- French: “Musée de l’Ara Pacis”
- French: “Museo dell’Ara Pacis”
- Georgian: “არა-პაჩის მუზეუმი”
- German: “das Ara Pacis Museum”
- German: “Das Ara Pacis Museum”
- German: “Museo dell’Ara Pacis”
- Hungarian: “az Ara Pacis múzeuma”
- Hungarian: “Museo dell’Ara Pacis”
- Italian: “Museo dell’ara Pacis Augustae”
- Italian: “Museo dell’Ara Pacis”
- Latin: “Museum Arae Pacis”
- Spanish: “Museo del Ara Pacis”
- Turkish: “Ara Pacis Müzesi”
- Turkish: “Museo dell’Ara Pacis”
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