Porta Soprana
Porta Soprana is a sally port in Genoa, Liguria. Porta Soprana is situated nearby to Piano di Sant’Andrea, as well as near the library Biblioteca dello Sportello del Consumatore.Photo: Mongolo1984, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Christopher Columbus House and piazza De Ferrari.
Christopher Columbus House
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The Christopher Columbus House in Genoa, Italy, is an 18th-century reconstruction of the house in which Christopher Columbus grew up.
piazza De Ferrari
Square
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Piazza De Ferrari is the main square of Genoa. Situated in the heart of the city between the historical and the modern center, Piazza De Ferrari is renowned for its fountain, which was restored in recent years along with a major restyling of the square. piazza De Ferrari is situated 200 metres north of Porta Soprana.
Teatro Carlo Felice
Theater building
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The Teatro Carlo Felice is the principal opera house of Genoa, Italy, used for performances of opera, ballet, orchestral music, and recitals. It is located on the side of Piazza De Ferrari. Teatro Carlo Felice is situated 290 metres north of Porta Soprana.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portoria and Molo.
Portoria
Suburb
Portoria is a central district of Genoa, administratively included in Municipio I Centro Est. It was one of the sestieri into which the city of Genoa was anciently divided.
Molo
Suburb
Molo is a neighbourhood in the old town of the Italian city of Genoa. It was one of the six sestieri of ancient Genoa. At present it is part of Municipio I of Great Genoa.
Carignano
Suburb
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Carignano is a residential district in the center of Genoa, administratively included in Municipio I Centro Est. Located on a hill at an average elevation of 50 m above sea level, it was formerly part of the sestiere of Portoria, one of the six administrative subdivisions that formed the city of Genoa.
Porta Soprana
- Type: Sally port
- Description: building in Genoa, Italy
- Categories: fortification, historical park museum, and historic site
- Location: Genoa, Province of Genoa, Liguria, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
44.40557° or 44° 24′ 20″ northLongitude
8.93447° or 8° 56′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8FPCCW4M+6QOpenStreetMap ID
node 187068136OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q835461
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Porta Soprana” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Porta Soprana”
- Chinese: “索普拉納門”
- Chinese: “索普拉纳门”
- Dutch: “Porta Soprana”
- Esperanto: “Supra Pordo”
- French: “Porta Soprana”
- German: “Porta Soprana”
- Italian: “porta di Sant’Andrea”
- Italian: “porta Soprana”
- Italian: “Porta Soprana”
- Ligurian: “Porta Suvrann-a”
- Spanish: “Porta Soprana”
- Turkish: “Soprana Kapısı”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Porta Soprana and Piano di Sant’Andrea.
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