Servian Wall
The Servian Wall is an ancient Roman defensive barrier constructed around the city of Rome in the early 4th century BC. The wall was built of volcanic tuff and was up to 10 m in height in places, 3.6 m wide at its base, 11 km long, and is believed to have had 16 main gates, of which only one or two have survived, and enclosed a total area of 246 hectares.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santa Maria della Vittoria and Fountain of Moses.
Santa Maria della Vittoria
Church
Photo: Architas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Maria della Vittoria is a Catholic titular minor basilica and Discalced Carmelite conventual church dedicated to Our Lady of Victories in Rome, Italy, famously the home of Gian Lorenzo Bernini‘s masterpiece the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa. Santa Maria della Vittoria is situated 170 metres south of Servian Wall.
Fountain of Moses
Fountain
Photo: Architas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fontana dell'Acqua Felice, also called the Fountain of Moses, is a monumental fountain located in the Quirinale District of Rome, Italy. It marked the terminus of the Acqua Felice aqueduct restored by Pope Sixtus V. Fountain of Moses is situated 210 metres south of Servian Wall.
San Camillo de Lellis
Church
Photo: PubblicUsername, CC BY 4.0.
The Basilica of San Camillo de Lellis is a church on Via Sallustiana, Rome, Italy. It is dedicated to Saint Camillus de Lellis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains) and Modern Centre.
Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains)
Locality
Photo: R-bitzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Modern Centre
Photo: Goldmund100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Viminal Hill
Locality
Servian Wall
- Type: City walls
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.90623° or 41° 54′ 22″ northLongitude
12.49438° or 12° 29′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8FHJWF4V+FQOpenStreetMap ID
way 781934077OpenStreetMap feature
building=citywallsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=citywalls
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Servian Wall” goes by many names.
- French: “Muraille servienne”
- German: “Servianische Mauer”
- Italian: “Mura Serviane”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Servian Wall”. Photo: Joris, Public domain.