Archbasilica of St. John Lateran
Rome, Italy
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Archbasilica of St. John Lateran is the Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Rome and seat of the pope, standing in Rome, Italy, outside Vatican City. Founded in 324, it is the oldest public church in Rome and the oldest basilica in the Western world, and the oldest of the four major papal basilicas. It was rebuilt in the late 16th century under Pope Sixtus V, and its façade was completed in 1735 under Pope Clement XII. The building combines Baroque and Neoclassical architecture and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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- Type
- major basilica, parish church, ecclesiastical district
- Materials
- cement, granite, marble
- Heritage
- part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Italian national heritage
- Place
- Rome, Italy
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