Bernini’s Fountain

The Fountains of St. Peter's Square are two fountains in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, created by Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini to ornament the square in front of St. Peter's Basilica.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Peter’s Square and St. Peter’s Basilica.

St. Peter’s Square

Square

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St. Peter's Square is a large plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave in Rome, directly west of the neighborhood of Borgo. St. Peter’s Square is situated 140 metres west of Bernini’s Fountain.

St. Peter’s Basilica

Church

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The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica, is a church of the Italian Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy. St. Peter’s Basilica is situated 300 metres west of Bernini’s Fountain.

Sistine Chapel

Church

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The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna, it takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481. Sistine Chapel is situated 270 metres northwest of Bernini’s Fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vatican and Old Rome.

Vatican

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Vatican City is the world's smallest country both by area and by population, and is the centre of Catholicism. This tiny country completely within Rome is packed with more history and artwork than most cities in the world, and indeed many countries.

Old Rome

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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.

Capitoline Hill

Locality

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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.

Bernini’s Fountain

Type: Body of water
Category: fountain
Location: Municipio Roma XIV, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.9017° or 41° 54′ 6″ north

Longitude

12.45728° or 12° 27′ 26″ east

Height

0.8 metres (2.6 feet)

Open location code

8FHJWF24+MW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 244928574

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=fountain

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Bernini’s Fountain” goes by many names.

French: “Fontaine du Bernin”
German: “Berninibrunnen”
Italian: “Fontana di Bernini”
Korean: “베르니니 분수”
Polish: “Fontanna Bernini”
Portuguese: “Fonte de Bernini”
Russian: “Фонтан Бернини”
Spanish: “Fuente de Bernini”

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