Porta Sempione

Porta Sempione is a city gate of , . The name is used both to refer to the gate proper and to the surrounding district, a part of the division, including the major avenue of Corso Sempione.
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Photo: Tobia09, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: historical gate of Milan
  • Also known as: “Arco della pace”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Library Parco Sempione and The Last Supper.

Library
Photo: Paolo Monti, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Work of art
Photo: Leonardo da Vinci, Public domain.
is a mural painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1495–1498, housed in the refectory of the Convent of in , Italy.

Church
Photo: Paolobon140, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Milan and Porta Tenaglia.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
Western is the part of the city that encompasses its only UNESCO World Heritage Site, which includes a famous painting. Other sights are a cemetery with - as the name reveals - monumental tombs, and the old fair centre where you might end up if you are visiting Milan on a business trip.

Suburb
was one of the gates of the old Spanish walls of , . It owes its name to the so-called "Tenaglia", a fortified walls system that embraced the north-west side of the Sforza Castle.

Suburb
, formerly known as Porta Vercellina, was one of the city gates of , . The gate was established in the 9th century, with the Roman walls of the city; it was moved with the medieval and Spanish walls, and was finally demolished in the 19th century.

Porta Sempione

Latitude
45.47571° or 45° 28′ 33″ north
Longitude
9.17243° or 9° 10′ 21″ east
Open location code
8FQFF5GC+7X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2845993774
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q3875281
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Panjabi—“Porta Sempione” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Porta Sempione”
  • Chinese: “和平之門”
  • Dutch: “Porta Sempione”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بورتا سيمبيون”
  • Italian: “Arco della Pace”
  • Italian: “Porta Sempione”
  • Spanish: “Puerta Sempione”
  • Turkish: “Sempione Kapısı”
  • Urdu: “پورتا سیمپیون”
  • Uzbek: “Porta Sempione”
  • Western Panjabi: “پورتا سیمپیون”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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