Porta Asinaria
The Porta Asinaria is a gate in the Aurelian Walls of Rome. Dominated by two protruding tower blocks and associated guard rooms, it was built between 271 and 275 AD, at the same time as the Wall itself.Photo: Lalupa, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porta San Giovanni and Scala Sancta.
Porta San Giovanni
City gate
Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porta San Giovanni is a gate in the Aurelian Wall of Rome, Italy, named after the nearby Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran.
Scala Sancta
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Scala Sancta are a set of 28 white marble steps located in an edifice on extraterritorial property of the Holy See in Rome, Italy proximate to the Archbasilica of Saint John in Laterano. Scala Sancta is situated 220 metres northwest of Porta Asinaria.
Lateran Obelisk
Obelisk
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lateran Obelisk is the largest standing ancient Egyptian obelisk in the world, and it is also the tallest obelisk in Italy. It originally weighed 413 tonnes, but after collapsing and being re-erected 4 metres shorter, now weighs around 300 tonnes. Lateran Obelisk is situated 350 metres west of Porta Asinaria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Lorenzo and Colosseo.
San Lorenzo
Neighborhood
San Lorenzo is an urban zone in Rome, Italy. Administratively it was part of both Municipio II and Quarter VI Tiburtino. It occupies roughly the two sides of the early stretch of Via Tiburtina, starting from Termini railway station and ending at the Verano area.
Colosseo
Photo: Paolostefano1412, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Colosseo district is the heart of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.
Esquilino-San Giovanni
Photo: Cristian Bortes, CC BY 2.0.
Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in Rome. Esquilino is named for the Esquiline hill on which it stands. It lies south of the Termini station and is centred more or less on the Piazza Vittorio Emmanuele II.
Porta Asinaria
- Type: Sally port
- Description: Roman gate
- Categories: city gate and historic site
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.88568° or 41° 53′ 8″ northLongitude
12.50869° or 12° 30′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8FHJVGP5+7FOpenStreetMap ID
node 2020583845OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q2104854
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Porta Asinaria from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Urdu—“Porta Asinaria” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Порта Асинария”
- Chinese: “亚西那里亚门”
- Dutch: “Porta Asinaria”
- Finnish: “Porta Asinaria”
- French: “Porta Asinaria”
- French: “Porte Asinaria”
- Georgian: “ვირების ჭიშკარი”
- German: “Porta Asinaria”
- Greek: “Πόρτα Ασινάρια”
- Greek: “Πύλη Ασινάρια”
- Hebrew: “פורטה אסינאריה”
- Italian: “Porta Asinaria”
- Japanese: “アジナリア門”
- Latin: “Porta Asinaria”
- Portuguese: “Porta Asinária”
- Russian: “Porta Asinaria”
- Russian: “Ослиные ворота”
- Spanish: “Porta Asinaria”
- Turkish: “Asinaria Kapısı”
- Ukrainian: “Ворота Азінарія”
- Ukrainian: “Ворота Асінарія”
- Urdu: “پورتا آسیناریا”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Porta Asinaria”.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Porta San Giovanni and Giardini di Via Sannio.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Foodie and Porta S. Giovanni.
Rome: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into North Centre, Old Rome, Modern Centre, and Vatican.
Curious Sally Ports to Discover
Uncover intriguing sally ports from every corner of the globe.