Area sacra dell’Argentina
Largo di Torre Argentina is a large open space in Rome, Italy, with four Roman Republican temples and the remains of Pompey's Theatre. It is in the ancient Campus Martius.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Teatro Argentina and Theater of Pompey.
Teatro Argentina
Theater building
Photo: Blackcat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Teatro Argentina is an opera house and theatre located in Largo di Torre Argentina, a square in Rome, Italy. One of the oldest theatres in Rome, it was constructed in 1731 and inaugurated on 31 January 1732 with Berenice by Domenico Sarro.
Theater of Pompey
Archaeological site
The Theatre of Pompey, also known by other names, was a structure in Ancient Rome built during the latter part of the Roman Republican era by Pompey the Great. Theater of Pompey is situated 240 metres west of Area sacra dell’Argentina.
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 1½ km southeast of Area sacra dell’Argentina.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitoline Hill and Old Rome.
Capitoline Hill
Locality
Photo: Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Old Rome
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".
Area sacra dell’Argentina
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.8954° or 41° 53′ 43″ northLongitude
12.47689° or 12° 28′ 37″ eastOpen location code
8FHJVFWG+5QOpenStreetMap ID
way 23955329OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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