Skanderbeg Square
Piazza Scanderbeg is a square in Rome, Italy. It is located on the junction of Vicolo Scanderbeg and Via della Panetteria. It is named after the Albanian national hero Skanderbeg, who once lived in Palazzo Skanderbeg located on the square.Photo: Alers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Square
- Description: Rome
- Also known as: “Piazza Scanderbeg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pontifical Gregorian University and Coliseum.
Pontifical Gregorian University
University
Photo: Geobia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pontifical Gregorian University, also known as the Gregorian or Gregoriana, is a private pontifical university in Rome, Italy. The Gregorian originated as a part of the Roman College, founded in 1551 by Ignatius of Loyola, and included all grades of schooling. Pontifical Gregorian University is situated 190 metres south of Skanderbeg Square.
Coliseum
Theater building
Photo: Paolostefano1412, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is the largest standing amphitheatre in the world. Coliseum is situated 1¼ km southeast of Skanderbeg Square.
Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio a Trevi
Church
Photo: WikiRomaWiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio a Trevi is a Baroque church in Rome, the capital of Italy. Built from 1646 to 1650 to the design of architect Martino Longhi the Younger and located in close proximity to the Trevi Fountain and the Quirinal Palace, for which it served as parish church, it is notable as the place where the precordia and embalmed hearts of 22 popes are preserved.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Modern Centre and Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains).
Modern Centre
Photo: Goldmund100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains)
Locality
Photo: R-bitzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Viminal Hill
Locality
The Viminal Hill is the smallest of the famous Seven Hills of Rome. A finger-shape cusp pointing toward central Rome between the Quirinal Hill to the northwest and the Esquiline Hill to the southeast, it is home to the Teatro dell'Opera and the Termini Railway Station.
Skanderbeg Square
- Categories: pedestrian zone and locality
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.90066° or 41° 54′ 2″ northLongitude
12.48483° or 12° 29′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8FHJWF2M+7WOpenStreetMap ID
way 202252481OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianOpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q129169
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Turkish—“Skanderbeg Square” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Piazza Scanderbeg”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Piazza Skanderbeg”
- Norwegian: “Piazza Skanderbeg”
- Russian: “Площадь Скандербега”
- Swedish: “Piazza Scanderbeg”
- Turkish: “Piazza Scanderbeg”
- Turkish: “Scanderbeg Meydanı”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Palazzo Skanderbeg and Area archeologica Vicus Caprarius: La Città dell’Acqua.
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