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.- Sallyport
- Description: Roman gate
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porta San Giovanni and Scala Sancta.
Scala Sancta
The Scala Sancta are a set of 28 white marble steps… Scala Sancta is situated 220 metres northwest of Porta Asinaria.
Lateran Obelisk
The Lateran Obelisk is the largest standing ancient… 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.
Esquilino-San Giovanni
Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in Rome.
Porta Asinaria
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Latitude
41.88568° or 41° 53′ 8″ north
Longitude
12.50869° or 12° 30′ 31″ east
Open location code
8FHJVGP5+7F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
Wikidata ID
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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”
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