Fontana dei tritoni e dei delfini

Fontana dei tritoni e dei delfini is a fountain in Municipio Roma I, Rome, Lazio. Fontana dei tritoni e dei delfini is situated nearby to the library Biblioteca della Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, as well as near the historic building Casino di Villa Altieri.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Scala Sancta and Manzoni – Museo della Liberazione.

Scala Sancta

Church

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The Scala Sancta are a set of 28 white marble steps located in an edifice on extraterritorial property of the Holy See in Rome, Italy proximate to the Archbasilica of Saint John in Laterano. Scala Sancta is situated 450 metres south of Fontana dei tritoni e dei delfini.

Manzoni – Museo della Liberazione

Metro station

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Manzoni–Museo della Liberazione is an underground station on Line A of the Rome Metro, inaugurated in 1980. It is located under the junction of Viale Alessandro Manzoni, Via Emanuele Filiberto and Via San Quintino, in Esquilino rione. Manzoni – Museo della Liberazione is situated 160 metres southwest of Fontana dei tritoni e dei delfini.

Lateran Obelisk

Obelisk

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The Lateran Obelisk is the largest standing ancient Egyptian obelisk in the world, and it is also the tallest obelisk in Italy. It originally weighed 413 tonnes, but after collapsing and being re-erected 4 metres shorter, now weighs around 300 tonnes. Lateran Obelisk is situated 560 metres southwest of Fontana dei tritoni e dei delfini.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Lorenzo and Esquilino-San Giovanni.

San Lorenzo

Neighborhood

San Lorenzo is an urban zone in Rome, Italy. Administratively it was part of both Municipio II and Quarter VI Tiburtino. It occupies roughly the two sides of the early stretch of Via Tiburtina, starting from Termini railway station and ending at the Verano area.

Esquilino-San Giovanni

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Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in Rome. Esquilino is named for the Esquiline hill on which it stands. It lies south of the Termini station and is centred more or less on the Piazza Vittorio Emmanuele II.