Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano
Borromini's nave, laid out as the heavenly Jerusalem with an apostle's statue before each of its twelve doors, and Jacopo Torriti's apse mosaic of the face of Christ above a jewelled cross. A cloister begun in 1222 keeps the medieval papal cathedra and what remains of Arnolfo di Cambio's tomb for Riccardo Annibaldi; the treasury museum shows the chains of Saint John the Evangelist and the cope Boniface VIII is said to have worn at the first Jubilee. from its own pages ↗
A public place: nothing is sold and no booking exists. Anyone selling you a ticket for it is not official.
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Basilica Admission is free.Translation · original in Italian
Basilica L'ingresso è gratuito.Practical
Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano: opening hours
The Basilica is open every day from 7:00 to 18:30
The Basilica museum is open every day from 9:00 to 17:30.
Cloister The cloister is open Monday to Saturday from 9:00 to 17:00 Closed
Sunday and on public holidays
Translation · original in Italian
La Basilica è aperta tutti i giorni dalle ore 7:00 alle ore 18:30 … Il museo della Basilica è aperto tutti i giorni dalle 9:00 alle 17:30. … Chiostro Il chiostro è aperto dal lunedì al sabato dalle ore 9:00 alle ore 17:00 Chiuso domenica e nei giorni festiviBasilica of San Giovanni in Laterano: closing days
The Basilica is open every day from 7:00 am to 6:30 pm … The Basilica museum is open every day from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm. … Cloister The cloister is open Monday to Saturday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Closed Sunday and on public holidaysTranslation · original in Italian
La Basilica è aperta tutti i giorni dalle ore 7:00 alle ore 18:30 … Il museo della Basilica è aperto tutti i giorni dalle 9:00 alle 17:30. … Chiostro Il chiostro è aperto dal lunedì al sabato dalle ore 9:00 alle ore 17:00 Chiuso domenica e nei giorni festiviBasilica of San Giovanni in Laterano: what should I know before visiting?
Excavations Visits to the excavations last one hour and are possible Monday to Saturday (according to the Vatican calendar) Type of visit: group (max 20 people) Languages available: Italian, English, French, German, Spanish Booking method: by email accoglienza.musei@scv.va (at least 72 hours before the requested visit date)Translation · original in Italian
Scavi Le visite agli scavi hanno durata di un'ora e sono possibili dal lunedì al sabato (secondo il calendario vaticano) Tipologia di visita: di gruppo (max 20 persone) Lingue disponibili: italiano, inglese, francese, tedesco, spagnolo Modalità di prenotazione: via e-mail accoglienza.musei@scv.va (almeno 72 ore prima della data di visita richiesta)Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano: is it wheelchair accessible?
The Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano is equipped with disabled access. Currently two ramps are in use on the main forecourt, three ramps in the main portico including the Holy Door, one ramp inside the Basilica to facilitate access to the transept.Translation · original in Italian
La Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano è dotata di accessi ai disabili. Attualmente sono in uso due scivoli sul sagrato principale, tre pedane nel portico principale compresa la Porta Santa, una pedana all'interno della Basilica per facilitare l'accesso al transetto.Saint John Lateran is the first Christian Basilica built explicitly to gather the entire city community around its bishop, although Christians had already started to build churches before Constantine came to power: there is mainly literary evidence of them, affirming that forty already existed in Rome, whereas the artistic development is demonstrated by art from the catacombs.