Porta Capena

The Porta Capena was a gate in the in Rome, Italy. The gate was located in the area of Piazza di Porta Capena, where the , and hills meet.
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  • Type: City gate
  • Description: a gate in the Servian Wall in Rome, Italy
  • Also known as: “ポルタ・カペナ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Caelian Hill and Arch of Constantine.

Peak
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The is one of the famous seven hills of Rome.

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The is a triumphal arch in dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great. is situated 650 metres north of Porta Capena.

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The is a 1st-century AD honorific arch… is situated 770 metres north of Porta Capena.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palatine Hill and Colosseo.

Locality
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The , which is the centremost of the…

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The district is the heart of ancient and the Roman Empire.

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Aventino and Testaccio are neighbourhoods of .

Porta Capena

Latitude
41.88394° or 41° 53′ 2″ north
Longitude
12.4905° or 12° 29′ 26″ east
Open location code
8FHJVFMR+H6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 406627457
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Wiki­data ID
Q1632777
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Porta Capena” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Porta Capena”
  • Bulgarian: “Порта Капена”
  • Catalan: “Porta Capena”
  • Chinese: “卡佩納門”
  • Chinese: “卡佩纳门”
  • Dutch: “Porta Capena”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بورتا كابينا”
  • Finnish: “Porta Capena”
  • French: “porte Capène”
  • French: “Porte Capène”
  • Georgian: “კაპენის კარიბჭე”
  • German: “Porta Capena”
  • Greek: “Πόρτα Καπένα”
  • Hebrew: “פורטה קאפנה”
  • Italian: “Porta Capena”
  • Japanese: “カペーナ門”
  • Latin: “Porta Capena”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Porta Capena”
  • Norwegian: “Porta Capena”
  • Portuguese: “Porta Capena”
  • Russian: “Капенские ворота”
  • Spanish: “Porta Capena”
  • Spanish: “Puerta Capena”
  • Ukrainian: “Капенські ворота”
  • Urdu: “پورتا کاپینا”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Parco di San Gregorio al Celio and Sistema Musei Civici.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Terme Caracalla/Porta Capena and Monumento alle Torri Gemelle.

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