Porta Pinciana
Porta Pinciana is a gate of the Aurelian Walls in Rome. The name derives from the gens Pincia, who owned the eponymous hill. In ancient times it was also called Porta Turata and Porta Salaria vetus, as the oldest Via Salaria passed under it.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Galleria Borghese and Villa Medici.
Galleria Borghese
Museum
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The Galleria Borghese or Borghese Gallery is an art gallery in Rome, Italy, housed in the former Villa Borghese Pinciana. At the outset, the gallery building was integrated with its gardens, but nowadays the Villa Borghese gardens are considered a separate tourist attraction. Galleria Borghese is situated 600 metres northeast of Porta Pinciana.
Villa Medici
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The Villa Medici is a sixteenth-century Italian Mannerist villa and an architectural complex with 7-hectare Italian garden, contiguous with the more extensive Borghese gardens, on the Pincian Hill next to Trinità dei Monti in the historic centre of Rome, Italy. Villa Medici is situated 490 metres west of Porta Pinciana.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains) and North Centre.
Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains)
Locality
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The Quattro Fontane is an ensemble of four Late Renaissance fountains located at the intersection of Via delle Quattro Fontane and Via del Quirinale in Rome.
North Centre
Modern Centre
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The Modern Centre of Rome, home to the Via Veneto, Quirinale, Castro Pretorio, Repubblica, and Trevi neighbourhoods, is the city's hub of activity, especially shopping and nightlife.
Porta Pinciana
- Type: Building
- Category: historic site
- Location: Municipio Roma II, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.90947° or 41° 54′ 34″ northLongitude
12.48843° or 12° 29′ 18″ eastOpen location code
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In Other Languages
“Porta Pinciana” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ピンチャーナ門”
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