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District of Rome
Latium - Italy

Santa Maria della Vittoria

Santa Maria della Vittoria (English: our Lady of Victory, Latin: S. Mariae de Victoria) is a Roman Catholic titular church and minor basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary located in Rome, Italy. The church is known for the masterpiece of Gian Lorenzo Bernini in the Cornaro Chapel, the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa.

Located at 41.9047, 12.4942 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Basilica churches in Rome, Titular churches in Rome, Roman Baroque, Religious buildings completed in 1626, Roman Catholic congregations established in the 17th century

Galleria Borghese

The Borghese Gallery is an art gallery in Rome, Italy, housed in the former Villa Borghese Pinciana. It is a building that was from the first integral with its gardens, nowadays considered quite separately by tourists as the Villa Borghese gardens. The Galleria Borghese houses a substantial part of the Borghese collection of paintings, sculpture and antiquities, begun by Cardinal Scipione Borghese, the nephew of Pope Paul V (reign 1605–1621).

Located at 41.914, 12.492 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in Rome, Palaces in Rome, 17th-century architecture, Art museums established in 1903, 1903 establishments in Italy

Villa Borghese gardens

Villa Borghese is a large landscape garden in the naturalistic English manner in Rome, containing a number of buildings, museums and attractions. It is the second largest public park in Rome (80 hectares or 148 acres) after that of the Villa Doria Pamphili.

Located at 41.9142, 12.4922 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Villas in Rome, Gardens in Rome, Landscape design history of Italy, Museums in Rome, Art gallery districts, 1960 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic equestrian venues, Visitor attractions in Rome

Ludovisi (rione of Rome)

Ludovisi is the XVI rione (historic district) of Rome. Its coat of arms has three golden bands and a golden dragon, everything on a red background. It is the coat of arms of the noble Ludovisi family, which here owned the beautiful villa bearing the same name. The villa and the surrounding gardens, except few annexes, were destroyed at the end of nineteenth century to build the new district. The most important street of the rione Ludovisi is Via Veneto.

Located at 41.9072, 12.4909 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Rioni of Rome

Castro Pretorio

Castro Pretorio is the XVIII rione of Rome. The logo is the golden banner of the Praetorian Guard on a red background. The rione takes its name by the ruins of the Castrum Praetorium, the barracks of the Praetorian Guard, included in the Aurelian Walls.

Located at 41.9064, 12.5071 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Rioni of Rome

Santa Susanna

The Church of Saint Susanna at the Baths of Diocletian (Italian: Chiesa di Santa Susanna alle Terme di Diocleziano) is a Roman Catholic parish church located on the Quirinal Hill in Rome, Italy. There has been a Titular church associated to its site as far back as A.D. 280. The current church was rebuilt from 1585 to 1603 for a monastery of Cistercian nuns founded on the site in 1587 which still exists there.

Located at 41.9043, 12.4936 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1603, Titular churches in Rome, National churches in Rome, Roman Baroque, 4th-century church buildings, Roman Catholic Church in the United States

Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius

Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius is a sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini created circa 1618-9. Housed in the Galleria Borghese in Rome, the sculpture depicts a scene from the Aeneid, where the hero Aeneas leads his family from burning Troy.

Located at 41.914, 12.492 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bernini sculptures in the Borghese Collection, 1619 sculptures, Marble sculptures

Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli

The Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli (Italian for "Guido Carli Free International University for Social Studies"), often simply abbreviated as "LUISS," is a private university founded in 1974 in Rome, Italy. LUISS University is an independent university set up by a consortium of private and public companies that reorganised a pre-existing institution, Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali-Pro Deo, founded in 1966.

Located at 41.9244, 12.4931 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Universities in Italy, Educational institutions established in 1974, University presses of Italy

Apollo and Daphne (Bernini)

Apollo and Daphne is a life-sized Baroque marble sculpture by Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini executed 1622–25. Housed in the Galleria Borghese in Rome, the work depicts the climax of the story of Daphne and Phoebus in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Located at 41.914, 12.492 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bernini sculptures in the Borghese Collection, 1620s works, Sculptures by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Marble sculptures, 17th-century sculptures

Porta Pia

Porta Pia is a gate in the Aurelian Walls of Rome, Italy. One of Pope Pius IV's civic improvements to the city, it is named after him. Situated at the end of a new street, the Via Pia, it was designed by Michelangelo in replacement for the Porta Nomentana situated several hundred meters southwards, which was closed up at the same time. Construction began in 1561 and ended in 1565, after the artist's death.

Located at 41.9092, 12.5011 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 1565, Renaissance gates in the Aurelian Walls, Works by Michelangelo

Santa Maria Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires

Santa Maria Addolorata a Piazza Buenos Aires (English: Our Lady of Sorrows at Piazza Buenos Aires), titular church and the Argentine national church, on Viale Regina Margherita, Rome.

Located at 41.9181, 12.5008 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Titular churches in Rome, National churches in Rome, 20th-century church buildings, Roman Catholic congregations established in the 20th century, Roman Catholic Church in Argentina, Religious buildings completed in 1930

Acqua Felice

The Acqua Felice is one of the aqueducts of Rome, completed in 1586 by Pope Sixtus V, whose birth name, which he never fully abandoned, was Felice Peretti. The first new aqueduct of early modern Rome, its source is at the springs at Pantano Borghese, off Via Casilina.

Located at 41.9044, 12.4944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Post-classical aqueducts in Rome

The Rape of Proserpina

The Rape of Proserpina is a large Baroque marble sculptural group by Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini executed between 1621 and 1622. Bernini was only 23 years old at its completion. It depicts the Abduction of Prosperina, where Proserpina is seized and taken to the underworld by the god Pluto.

Located at 41.914, 12.492 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bernini sculptures in the Borghese Collection, 1620s works, Marble sculptures, 17th-century sculptures, Sculptures by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Museo Civico di Zoologia

The Museo Civico di Zoologia is a natural history museum in Rome, central Italy. It is situated next to the Bioparc and can be entered by the Zoo or through the entrance on via Ulisse Aldrovandi. Founded in 1932, it is said to continue the natural history tradition of the Gabinetto di Zoologia dell'Università Pontificia and the collections date from 1792. It is a recognized as an institute of national importance by the Ministero per la Università e la Ricerca Scientifica.

Located at 41.9193, 12.4884 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Natural history museums in Italy, Museums in Rome, Museums established in 1932

Porta Pinciana

Porta Pinciana is a gate of the Aurelian Walls in Rome. The name derives from the gens Pincia, who owned the eponymous hill. In ancient times it was also called Porta Turata ("Plugged Gate", for it was partially closed) and Porta Salaria vetus, as the oldest Via Salaria passed under it (the Via Salaria nova passed under the Porta Salaria). The gate was built under the emperor Honorius in the early 5th century, by adapting a previous smaller service entrance.

Located at 41.9094, 12.4883 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ancient gates in the Aurelian Walls, 5th-century architecture

Villa Torlonia (Rome)

For other villas of this name, see Villa Torlonia. Villa Torlonia is a villa and surrounding gardens in Rome, Italy, formerly belonging to the Torlonia family. It is entered from the via Nomentana. It was designed by the neo-Classic architect Giuseppe Valadier. Construction began in 1806 for the banker Giovanni Torlonia (1756–1829) and was finished by his son Alessandro (1800–1880).

Located at 41.914, 12.512 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Villas in Rome, Gardens in Rome

Palazzo Margherita

Palazzo Margherita, or palazzo Piombino, is a palazzo on Via Veneto in Rome. It was built from 1886 to 1890 by Gaetano Koch for prince Rodolfo Boncompagni Ludovisi, prince of Piombino, on a now-vanished portion of the Villa Ludovisi. The high cost of the palace forced the prince to sell it to the Italian state. The palace is named after queen Margherita of Savoy, who lived there after the assassination of her husband Umberto I in Monza in 1900, till her death in 1926.

Located at 41.9068, 12.4908 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Palaces in Rome, Diplomatic missions of the United States, Diplomatic missions in Rome, Register of Culturally Significant Property, Ambassadorial residences, Residential buildings completed in 1890, Italy–United States relations

The Goat Amalthea with the Infant Jupiter and a Faun

The Goat Amalthea with the Infant Jupiter and a Faun is an early work by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Produced in 1615, the sculpture is now in the Borghese Collection at the Galleria Borghese. It shows Amalthea as a goat, the infant god Jupiter, and an infant Faun.

Located at 41.914, 12.492 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bernini sculptures in the Borghese Collection, 1615 sculptures, Marble sculptures

Castro Pretorio (Rome Metro)

Castro Pretorio is a station on Line B of the Rome Metro. It was opened on 8 December 1990 and is located on viale Castro Pretorio, at its junction with via San Martino della Battaglia, in the Castro Pretorio rione. Its exit overlooks the Castra Praetoria (the camp of the Praetorian Guard), now the site of the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale.

Located at 41.9061, 12.5056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Line B stations, Railway stations opened in 1990

Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma

The Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma (Rome National Central Library), in Rome, is one of two national libraries of Italy, along with Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze in Florence. The library's mission is to collect and preserve all the publications in Italy and the most important foreign works, especially those related to Italy, and make them available to anyone.

Located at 41.9068, 12.5081 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Libraries in Rome, Government of Italy, Italian culture, National libraries in Italy, 1876 establishments in Italy, Libraries established in 1876, Deposit libraries, Library buildings completed in 1975

Porta Collina

The Colline Gate was a landmark in ancient Rome, supposed to have been built by Servius Tullius, semi-legendary king of Rome 578–535 BC. The gate stood at the north end of the Servian Wall, and past it were two important streets, the Via Salaria and Via Nomentana. Within this area the Alta Semita linked the Quirinal with the Porta Carmentalis. Several temples were located near the gate, including temples of Venus Erycina and Fortuna.

Located at 41.9073, 12.4987 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Topography of ancient Rome, Gates in the Servian Wall

Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome (MACRO) is a municipal art museum located in the north-east of Rome, Italy, on Via Reggio Emilia.

Located at 41.9128, 12.5022 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Contemporary art galleries in Italy, Art museums and galleries in Rome, Art museums established in 1999, 1999 establishments in Italy

Fontana dell'Acqua Felice

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. It was designed by Domenico Fontana and built in 1585-88.

Located at 41.9042, 12.4937 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Fountains in Rome

Mondo TV

Mondo TV is one of the major production and distribution animation companies in Europe. Founded by Orlando Corradi in 1985 and based in Rome, Mondo TV is a public company, quoted on the STAR segment of the Italian main stock exchange, Borsa Italiana, a part of the London Stock Exchange Group since 2007. It distributes and produces, on its own or in co-production with leading international networks, cartoon series and feature films for television and theatrical release.

Located at 41.9184, 12.5029 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Companies listed on the Borsa Italiana, Film distributors, Film production companies of Italy, Italian animation studios, Media companies of Italy, Publishing companies established in 1985, Publishing companies of Italy

La Zingarella

La Zingarella or Gypsy Girl is a 140 centimetres tall statue of Diana commissioned by Scipione Borghese and executed by Nicolas Cordier. It was made with bronze, and white and gray marble. It is on display in Room X in the Galleria Borghese in Rome, Italy.

Located at 41.9144, 12.4919 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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17th-century sculptures