Porta Asinaria

The Porta Asinaria is a gate in the of . 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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porta San Giovanni and Scala Sancta.

City gate
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is a gate in the Aurelian Wall of , , named after the nearby .

Church
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The are a set of 28 white marble steps located in an edifice on extraterritorial property of the Holy See in , proximate to the Archbasilica of Saint John in Laterano. is situated 220 metres northwest of Porta Asinaria.

Obelisk
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The is the largest standing ancient Egyptian obelisk in the world, and it is also the tallest obelisk in . It originally weighed 413 tonnes, but after collapsing and being re-erected 4 metres shorter, now weighs around 300 tonnes. is situated 350 metres west of Porta Asinaria.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Lorenzo and Colosseo.

Neighborhood
is an urban zone in , Italy. Administratively, it was part of both Municipio II and Quarter VI Tiburtino. It occupies roughly both sides of the early stretch of Via Tiburtina, starting from railway station and ending at the area.

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The district is the heart of ancient and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.

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Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in . 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

Latitude
41.88568° or 41° 53′ 8″ north
Longitude
12.50869° or 12° 30′ 31″ east
Open location code
8FHJVGP5+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2020583845
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Wiki­data ID
Q2104854
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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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