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Fortress / Tower
Torre dei Capocci
Building in Rome, Italy
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura”
At a glance
- Type
- Fortress / Tower
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 41°53′42″ N, 12°29′51″ E
History and description
Torre dei Capocci (Engl.: "The Tower of the Capocci") is a tower at San Martino ai Monti square in Rome, Italy.
History
Built by the family of Arcioni in the 12th century, it afterwards went to the Capocci, a noble family from Viterbo. These erected around the tower a number of houses, which no longer exist, but which made the building a sort of citadel. The tower is 36 m (118 ft) high with seven floors, a square base, and windows framed in travertine. The terrace, bordered by a brick parapet, is edged by crenellated battlements on each side, and emerges at the output hopper of the staircase.
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Photos
Getting there
Roma TerminiTrain, nearest
800 m as the crow flies
Torre dei Capocci
Aeroporto di Roma-Ciampino13.2 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Torre dei Capocci?
Torre dei Capocci is in Rome, in the province of Roma (Lazio), Italy. GPS coordinates: 41.89491, 12.49756.
What else is there to see near Torre dei Capocci?
Nearby you’ll find: Catacombs of Rome (100 m away), Villa Sforza ai Quattro Cantoni (200 m away), The Seven Halls (200 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 7 photos
- Torre dei Capocci — NikonZ7II, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Roma - Torre dei Capocci — Barbaking, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Torre dei Capocci in Rome — Camelia.boban, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 20131017 TorreDeiCapocciRoma 00 — 5houston, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Le torri dei capocci 051218-02 — user:Lalupa, Public domain
- Geschichte Roms und der Papste im Mittelalter 1898 (143026393) — Hartmann Grisar, Public domain
- Piazza di San Martino ai Monti - panoramio — Vlad Lesnov, CC BY 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences