Gallinaro Tower
Gallinaro Tower is a tower in Vatican. Gallinaro Tower is situated nearby to the museum Vatican Art Gallery, as well as near Square Garden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vatican museum and Saint Peter’s Basilica.
Vatican museum
Museum
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The Vatican Museums are the public museums of the Vatican City. They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the best-known Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world. Vatican museum is situated 170 metres east of Gallinaro Tower.
Saint Peter’s Basilica
Church
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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 460 metres southeast of Gallinaro Tower.
Vatican Library
Library
Photo: Melozzo da Forlì, Public domain.
The Vatican Apostolic Library, more commonly known as the Vatican Library or informally as the Vat, is the library of the Holy See, located in Vatican City, and is the city-state's national library. Vatican Library is situated 360 metres east of Gallinaro Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Rome and North Rome.
Old Rome
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.
Gallinaro Tower
- Type: Tower
- Category: building
- Location: Vatican, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.90568° or 41° 54′ 20″ northLongitude
12.45081° or 12° 27′ 3″ eastOpen location code
8FHJWF42+78OpenStreetMap ID
way 662659523OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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In Other Languages
From German to Italian—“Gallinaro Tower” goes by many names.
- German: “Gallinaro-Turm”
- Italian: “Torre del Gallinaro”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vatican Art Gallery and Square Garden.
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