Sicily
Palermo
Circoscrizione I

Porta Nuova

Porta Nuova is a monumental of . It represents the entrance of the Cassaro from Corso Calatafimi and is located beside , royal palace of Palermo.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palatine Chapel and Palermo Astronomical Observatory.

Museum
Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The /ˈpælətaɪn ˈtʃæpəl/ is the royal chapel of the in , . This building is a mixture of Byzantine, Norman and Fatimid architectural styles, showing the tricultural state of Sicily during the 12th century after Roger I and Robert Guiscard conquered the island. is situated 160 metres southeast of Porta Nuova.

Museum
The Giuseppe S. Vaiana Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in , , Italy, housed inside the .

Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palermo, located in , , . It is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. is situated 380 metres northeast of Porta Nuova.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Albergaria, Palermo and Monte di Pietà, Palermo.

Neighborhood
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Albergaria or Albergheria, also known as Palazzo Reale, is a historical quarter of the city of in . The district is southwest of .

Neighborhood
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Monte di Pietà, also called Seralcadi, Seralcadio, or il Capo, is one of the original quarters of , region of Sicily, Italy. The four original districts were established during the Spanish rule of Palermo.

Porta Nuova

Latitude
38.11215° or 38° 6′ 44″ north
Longitude
13.35269° or 13° 21′ 10″ east
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
8FCM4963+V3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 815701117
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Geo­Names ID
11847651
Wiki­data ID
Q657847
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Porta Nuova” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “新門”
  • Chinese: “新门”
  • Dutch: “Porta Nuova”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بورتا نوفا”
  • French: “Porta Nuova”
  • German: “Porta Nuova”
  • Hungarian: “Porta Nuova”
  • Italian: “Porta Nuova”
  • Spanish: “Porta Nuova (Palermo)”
  • Spanish: “Porta Nuova”

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