Porta Romana

Porta Romana is a former of , . In its present form, the gate dates back to the 16th century Spanish walls of Milan. Its origins can be traced further back to the Roman walls of the city, which had a corresponding "Roman Gate" roughly in the same area.
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  • Type: City gate
  • Description: Milan city gate
  • Also known as: “Arco di Porta Romana”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porta Romana and Porta Romana Tower.

Metro station
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is a station on Line 3 of the Milan Metro which opened on 16 December 1990 as part of the extension of the line from to . is situated 120 metres southeast of Porta Romana.

Apartment building
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is a skyscraper in , Italy. is situated 130 metres southwest of Porta Romana.

Church
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Chiesa di is a historic former church in , . It was founded in the 14th century by priest Ambrogio Varese to help those pilgrims going to using the via Emilia, with money from Bernabò Visconti. is situated 300 metres northwest of Porta Romana.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porta Romana district and Porta Vigentina.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
was one of the city gates in the Spanish walls of , ; the gate has since been demolished, but the phrase "Porta Vigentina" is still used to refer to the district where the gate used to be.

Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
Southern Milan is chiefly a residential part of . While you can find a couple of old landmarks in here, there aren't as much of them as in the Centro Storico, and this part of the city is more "local" and "ordinary".

Porta Romana

Latitude
45.45224° or 45° 27′ 8″ north
Longitude
9.20206° or 9° 12′ 7″ east
Inception
1596
Open location code
8FQFF622+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 161606053
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Wiki­data ID
Q2104856
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Porta Romana” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “罗马门”
  • Dutch: “Porta Romana”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بورتا رومانا”
  • German: “Porta Romana”
  • Italian: “Arco di Porta Romana”
  • Italian: “Porta Romana”
  • Lombard: “Porta Romana”
  • Russian: “Порта-Романа”
  • Turkish: “Roma Kapısı, Milano”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Giardino Maria Teresa Agnesi and Hotel Arco Romana.

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