St John’s Tower
Saint John's Tower is a round structure located on a hilltop in the westernmost tip of Vatican City, near Vatican Radio and overlooking the Vatican Gardens.Photo: FrederikRamm, Copyrighted free use.
- Type: Tower
- Description: building in Vatican City
- Also known as: “Saint John’s Tower”, “Torre San Giovanni”, and “Torrione San Giovanni”
- Postal code: 00120
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Peter’s Basilica and Porta Pertusa.
Saint Peter’s Basilica
Church
Photo: Rabax63, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica, is a church of the Italian High Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy. Saint Peter’s Basilica is situated 520 metres east of St John’s Tower.
Porta Pertusa
City gate
Photo: Lalupa, Public domain.
Porta Pertusa is one of the gates of the Leonine Wall in Rome.
Sistine Chapel
Church
Photo: Snowdog, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 590 metres east of St John’s Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Rome and Trastevere.
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.
Trastevere
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trastevere is a district in Rome. The district's name derives from the Latin words "Trans Tiberem": beyond the Tiber river. Today Trastevere is one of the centers of Roman night life; rich in pubs, restaurants, clubs.
St John’s Tower
- Category: building
- Location: Vatican, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.90154° or 41° 54′ 6″ northLongitude
12.44753° or 12° 26′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8FHJWC2X+J2OpenStreetMap ID
way 35027806OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q6504489
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“St John’s Tower” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Torre de San Xuan”
- Croatian: “Toranj Svetog Ivana”
- French: “tour saint Jean”
- French: “Tour Saint-Jean”
- German: “Johannesturm”
- Italian: “Torre di San Giovanni”
- Italian: “Torre San Giovanni”
- Portuguese: “Torre de São João”
- Russian: “Башня Святого Иоанна”
- Spanish: “Torre de San Juan”
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