Porta Volta

Porta Volta is a former of , , part of the Spanish walls. Nowadays, the name "Porta Volta" is most commonly used to refer to the surrounding district, part of the administrative division of the city.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Milano Porta Garibaldi Railway Station and ADI Design Museum.

Railway station
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Milano Porta Garibaldi is a major railway station in the city of , located just to the north of the neighbourhood known as Porta Garibaldi. is situated 530 metres northeast of Porta Volta.

Museum
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The is a museum in , Italy, which houses the historical collection of the ADI Compasso d'Oro Foundation, as well as hosting temporary exhibitions, public talks and other initiatives. is situated 250 metres northwest of Porta Volta.

Museum
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0.
The is the main public gallery for paintings in , Italy. It contains one of the foremost collections of Italian paintings from the 13th to the 20th century, an outgrowth of the cultural program of the , which shares the site in the Palazzo Brera. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Porta Volta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porta Garibaldi and Porta Tenaglia.

Suburb
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The , previously known as the Porta Comasina, is a located in , Italy, on the old road to . The Neoclassical arch was built to commemorate the visit of Francis I of Austria in 1825.

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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.

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The Zone 9 of Milan, since 2016 officially Municipality 9 of Milan, is one of the 9 administrative divisions of , . It was officially created as an administrative subdivision during the 1980s.

Porta Volta

Latitude
45.48177° or 45° 28′ 54″ north
Longitude
9.18178° or 9° 10′ 54″ east
Inception
1880
Levels
1
Open location code
8FQFF5JJ+PP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 36458138
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Wiki­data ID
Q3879055
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Porta Volta” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Porta Volta”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بورتا فولتا”
  • Italian: “Caselli daziari di Porta Volta”
  • Italian: “Porta Volta”
  • Japanese: “ポルタ・ヴォルタ”
  • Turkish: “Volta Kapısı”

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