Photo: Rione Colonna, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fortress / Tower, 1145
Torre della Moletta
- 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
- Period
- Middle Ages, 1145
- Coordinates
- 41°53′05″ N, 12°29′18″ E
About
No English description yet
Opening hours and directions are on this page. The full story is on Italian Wikipedia.
Read it in ItalianTimeline
- 1145Built
Events and people from Wikidata (CC0).
Photos
Getting there
Roma OstienseTrain, nearest
1.4 km as the crow flies
Torre della Moletta
Aeroporto di Roma-Ciampino12.8 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 della Moletta?
Torre della Moletta is in Rome, in the province of Roma (Lazio), Italy. GPS coordinates: 41.88464, 12.48832.
How old is Torre della Moletta?
Wikidata dates it to 1145.
What else is there to see near Torre della Moletta?
Nearby you’ll find: Septizodium (100 m away), Temple of Honor and Virtue (200 m away), Porta Capena (200 m away).
Sources and licences
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Tower Moletta — Rione Colonna, CC BY 4.0
- Torre della Moletta in Rome — Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CM restored - frammenti arco di Tito e torre P1130635 — Lalupa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ripa - Circo Massimo, Moletta, Palatino prima degli scavi 2010 e della recinzione 1070638 — Lalupa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Torre rinascimentale nel Circo Massimo - panoramio — Carlo Pelagalli, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2019-06 Roma (104) — Marek Mróz, CC BY 4.0
- Circo Massimo - panoramio (2) — Pierfelice Licitra, CC BY 3.0
- Circo Massimo - Roma 01 — Luciano Tronati, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Circus Maximus in 2019.05 — CAPTAIN RAJU, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences