Porta Praetoria
Porta Praetoria is a monument in Aosta, Aosta Valley. Porta Praetoria is situated nearby to the tourism office Office du Tourisme - Ufficio del Turismo, as well as near Torre dei Signori di Porta S. Orso.Photo: Bumba, Public domain.
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: building in Aosta, Italy
- Also known as: “Porta Prætoria / Porte Prétorienne”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tour Fromage and Roman Theatre.
Tour Fromage
Photo: Geobia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tour Fromage is situated 110 metres northwest of Porta Praetoria.
Roman Theatre
Photo: Geobia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Roman Theatre is an ancient building in Aosta, north-western Italy. It was built in the late reign of Augustus, some decades after the foundation of the city, as testified by the presence of pre-existing structures in the area. Roman Theatre is situated 120 metres northwest of Porta Praetoria.
Émile Chanoux square
Square
Photo: Luca Aless, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Émile Chanoux square is a city square in Aosta, Italy. Émile Chanoux square is situated 260 metres west of Porta Praetoria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pollein and Cache.
Pollein
Village
Photo: Patafisik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pollein is a village, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Porta Praetoria.
Cache
Hamlet
Cache is a frazione of the city of Aosta, in the Aosta Valley region of Italy. Cache is situated 2½ km north of Porta Praetoria.
Excenex
Hamlet
Photo: Patafisik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Excenex is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northwest of Porta Praetoria.
Porta Praetoria
- Categories: city gate, building, and historic site
- Location: Aosta, Valle d’Aosta, Aosta Valley, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.73796° or 45° 44′ 17″ northLongitude
7.32354° or 7° 19′ 25″ eastOpen location code
8FQ9P8QF+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 289447387OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q3908766
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Porta Praetoria” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Porta Pretoria”
- French: “Porte prétorienne”
- French: “Porte Prétorienne”
- Italian: “Porta Praetoria (Aosta)”
- Italian: “Porta Prætoria (Aosta)”
- Italian: “Porta Prætoria”
- Italian: “Porta Pretoria”
- Russian: “Преторианские ворота”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Office du Tourisme - Ufficio del Turismo and Torre dei Signori di Porta S. Orso.
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