Lateran, Religious building complex in Monti district, Rome, Italy.
The Lateran complex contains several connected structures, including a palace, basilica, baptistry, and university, spread across extensive grounds in eastern Rome.
The property belonged to the Lateranus family during the Roman Empire until Emperor Constantine transferred ownership to the Bishop of Rome in the fourth century.
The Lateran Palace served as the primary residence for popes and hosted five major church councils that established fundamental Catholic doctrines between 1123 and 1517.
Visitors can access the complex daily through the main entrance on Piazza San Giovanni, with guided tours available in multiple languages throughout the morning.
The attached Scala Sancta contains twenty-eight marble steps, which faithful pilgrims ascend on their knees as a devotional practice.
Location: Monti
Part of: Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
GPS coordinates: 41.88583,12.50583
Latest update: May 26, 2025 20:51
Archbasilica of St. John Lateran
28 m
Scala Sancta
180 m
Lateran Palace
104 m
Lateran Obelisk
142 m
Sancta Sanctorum
181 m
Lateran Baptistery
132 m
Museum of the Liberation of Rome
324 m
Villa Wolkonsky
457 m
Porta San Giovanni
290 m
Porta Asinaria
237 m
Vatican Historical Museum
86 m
Santi Marcellino e Pietro al Laterano
421 m
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family
240 m
Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana
366 m
Villa Giustiniani Massimo
299 m
Triclinium Leoninum
175 m
Santi Andrea e Bartolomeo
285 m
San Giovanni in Laterano (Rome) - Pipe organs
23 m
Ospedale delle Donne
243 m
San Silvestro in Palatio
162 m
Santissimo Sacramento al Laterano
162 m
Ex casa della Telefonica Tirrena
257 m
Santa Maria Addolorata all'Esquilino
488 m
Santa Maria delle Grazie nel Cimitero di San Giovanni in Laterano
296 m
Real Bodies
235 m
Mercato coperto di via Magna Grecia
400 m
Scientopolis
234 m
Targa in memoria dei caduti del Partito d'Azione
352 mReviews
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