Pinecone

The Fontana della Pigna or simply Pigna is a former Roman fountain which now decorates a vast niche in the wall of the Vatican facing the Cortile della Pigna, located in , in Rome, Italy.
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  • Work of art
  • …is a sculpture
  • …is also known as “Fontana della Pigna”
  • …dates from the 2nd century
  • …stands 4 metres (13 feet) tall
  • Description: ancient Roman sculpture

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Vatican museum and Vatican Library.
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Museum
The Vatican Museums are the public museums of the .
150 metres west of Pinecone
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Library
The Vatican Apostolic Library, more commonly known…
160 metres south of Pinecone
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Church
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply St.
450 metres south of Pinecone

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Rome and North Rome.
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is the historic medieval and renaissance center of .
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The North of is comprised of Municipi III, XI-XV.
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Locality
The Capitolium or , between the …
2½ km southeast of Pinecone

Pinecone

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Latitude
41.90619° or 41° 54′ 22″ north
Longitude
12.45456° or 12° 27′ 16″ east
Open location code
8FHJWF43+FR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 662942125
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism = artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type = sculpture
Wiki­data ID
Q8564279

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Pinecone” goes by many names.
松果喷泉Chinese
Fontána šiškaCzech
PigneFrench
ფიჭვის გირჩის შადრევანიGeorgian
Vatikanischer PinienzapfenGerman
Fontana della PignaItalian
Pigna (scultura)Italian
PignoneItalian
Fontana della PignaPolish
ШишкаRussian
Шишка (Ватикан)Russian
PiñónSpanish
PignoneTurkish

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