Fountain of Piazza dei Quiriti
The Fontana della Piazza dei Quiriti is a fountain in the Piazza dei Quiriti in Rome, in the middle of the Prati rione. The plaza is named after the inhabitants of the city of Cures, the Curites or later Quirites, namely the Sabines, who became inhabitants and co-founders of Rome.- Type: Body of water
- Description: fountain in Roma
- Also known as: “Fontana della Piazza dei Quiriti”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Castel Sant’Angelo and San Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello.
Castel Sant’Angelo
Castel Sant'Angelo, also known as Mausoleum… Castel Sant’Angelo is situated 720 metres south of Fountain of Piazza dei Quiriti.San Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello
Church
St. Peter’s Basilica
Church
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. St. Peter’s Basilica is situated 1¼ km southwest of Fountain of Piazza dei Quiriti.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vatican and Old Rome.
Fountain of Piazza dei Quiriti
- Category: fountain
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.90938° or 41° 54′ 34″ north
Longitude
12.46447° or 12° 27′ 52″ east
Open location code
8FHJWF57+QQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountain
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Fountain of Piazza dei Quiriti” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fontana della Piazza dei Quiriti”
- French: “fontaine des Cariatides”
- French: “Fontaine des Cariatides”
- Georgian: “კარიატიდის შადრევანი”
- German: “Brunnen der Karyatiden”
- Italian: “Fontana delle Cariatidi”
- Spanish: “Fuente de las Cariátides”
- Swedish: “Fontana delle Cariatidi”
- Turkish: “Cariatidi Çeşmesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Suore Figlie della Carità - Provincia San Vincenzo Italia and Embassy of Mexico to the Holy See.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Velavevodetto ai Quiriti and Farmacia.
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