Fountain of Piazza San Simeone
The Fountain of Piazza San Simeone is a fountain in Piazza San Simeone, Rome, Italy.Photo: Lalupa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: fountain in Rome
- Also known as: “Fontana di piazzetta San Simeone”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Piazza Navona and Castel Sant’Angelo.
Piazza Navona
Square
Photo: Paolo Monti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piazza Navona is a public open space in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the 1st century AD Stadium of Domitian and follows the form of the open space of the stadium in an elongated oval. Piazza Navona is situated 260 metres southeast of Fountain of Piazza San Simeone.
Castel Sant’Angelo
Photo: TeKappa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castel Sant'Angelo, also known as Mausoleum of Hadrian, is a towering rotunda in Parco Adriano, Rome, Italy. It was initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. Castel Sant’Angelo is situated 460 metres northwest of Fountain of Piazza San Simeone.
Stadium of Domitian
Museum
Photo: Lalupa, Public domain.
The Stadium of Domitian, also known as the Circus Agonalis, was located under the present Piazza Navona which follows its outline and incorporates its remains, to the north of the ancient Campus Martius in Rome, Italy. Stadium of Domitian is situated 150 metres east of Fountain of Piazza San Simeone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Rome and Capitoline Hill.
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.
Capitoline Hill
Locality
Photo: Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Vatican
Photo: Michelangelo, Public domain.
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.
Fountain of Piazza San Simeone
- Category: fountain
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.90054° or 41° 54′ 2″ northLongitude
12.47076° or 12° 28′ 15″ eastOpen location code
8FHJWF2C+68OpenStreetMap ID
way 551345102OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainOpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q3747435
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Fountain of Piazza San Simeone” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fontana di piazza San Simeone”
- French: “fontaine de la piazza San Simeone”
- French: “Fontaine de la piazza San Simeone”
- Italian: “Fontana di piazza San Simeone”
- Swedish: “Fontana di Piazza di San Simeone”
- Turkish: “Fontana di piazza San Simeone”
- Turkish: “Fontana di Piazza San Simeone”
- Turkish: “Piazza San Simeone Çeşmesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piazza di San Simeone and Piazza Lancellotti.
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