Porta Ticinese

Porta Ticinese is a former city gate of , . The gate, facing south-west, was first created with the Spanish walls of the city, in the 16th century, but the original structure was later demolished and replaced in the early 19th century.
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  • Type: City gate
  • Description: former city gate of Milan, Italy
  • Also known as: “Arco di Porta Ticinese”, “Porta Cicca”, “Porta Marengo”, and “Porta Ticinese spagnola”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilica of Sant’Eustorgio and Portinari Chapel.

Church
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The Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio is a church in in northern Italy, which is in the Basilicas Park city park. It was for many years an important stop for pilgrims on their journey to or to the , because it was said to contain the tomb of the Three Magi or Three Kings. is situated 190 metres northeast of Porta Ticinese.

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The is a Renaissance chapel at the , , northern . Commenced in 1460 and completed in 1468, it was commissioned by Pigello Portinari as a private sepulchre and to house a silver shrine given by Archbishop Giovanni Visconti in 1340 containing the relic head of St. is situated 240 metres northeast of Porta Ticinese.

Museum
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The is an art museum in housing a permanent collection of sacred artworks, especially from and . Originally conceived by Ildefonso Schuster in 1931 as a vehicle to protect and promote the art collection of the… is situated 250 metres north of Porta Ticinese.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ticinese and Porta Genova.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood of , , located within the Zone 6 administrative division. The name "Porta Genova" means " gate"; the district is named after a city gate of the old Spanish Walls of Milan, namely that leading to , that used to be in what is now Piazza Cantore.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Porta Ticinese

Latitude
45.45249° or 45° 27′ 9″ north
Longitude
9.18021° or 9° 10′ 49″ east
Inception
1815
Open location code
8FQFF52J+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 172927160
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Wiki­data ID
Q734204
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Porta Ticinese” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Porta Ticinese”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بورتا تيسينيزى”
  • French: “Porta Ticinese”
  • Hungarian: “Porta Ticinese”
  • Italian: “Arco e caselli di Porta Ticinese”
  • Italian: “Porta Cicca”
  • Italian: “Porta Marengo”
  • Italian: “porta Ticinese”
  • Italian: “Porta Ticinese”
  • Lombard: “Porta Cicca”
  • Polish: “Porta Ticinese”
  • Sardinian: “Arco di Porta Ticinese”
  • Spanish: “Porta Ticinese”

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