Province of Milan
Milan
Centro Storico

Porta Vigentina

Porta Vigentina was one of the city gates in the Spanish walls of , ; the gate has since been demolished, but the phrase "Porta Vigentina" is still used to refer to the district where the gate used to be.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Porta Romana and Teatro Carcano.

City gate
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is a former of , . In its present form, the gate dates back to the 16th century Spanish walls of Milan. Its origins can be traced further back to the Roman walls of the city, which had a corresponding "Roman Gate" roughly in the same area.

Theater building
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The is a theatre in , Italy, located at 63 Corso di Porta Romana. Although now exclusively devoted to plays and dance, it served as an opera house for much of the 19th century and saw the premieres of several important operas.

Library
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The is a historic in , , also housing the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, the Ambrosian art gallery. Named after Ambrose, the patron saint of Milan, it was founded in 1609 by Cardinal Federico Borromeo, whose agents scoured Western Europe and even and for books and manuscripts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quadronno district and South Milan.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

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Southern Milan is chiefly a residential part of . While you can find a couple of old landmarks in here, there aren't as much of them as in the Centro Storico, and this part of the city is more "local" and "ordinary".

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Porta Vigentina

Latitude
45.45201° or 45° 27′ 7″ north
Longitude
9.19655° or 9° 11′ 48″ east
Elevation
123 metres (404 feet)
Open location code
8FQFF52W+RJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4675208443
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
12022891
Wiki­data ID
Q3878824
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Lombard—“Porta Vigentina” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Porta Vigentina”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بورتا فيجينتينا”
  • Italian: “Porta Vigentina”
  • Lombard: “Porta Vigentina”

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