Porta Romana Tower

Porta Romana Tower is a skyscraper in , Italy.
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  • Type: Apartment building
  • Description: skyskraper in Milan
  • Also known as: “Torre di Porta Romana”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porta Romana and Porta Romana.

City gate
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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. is situated 130 metres northeast of 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 190 metres east of Porta Romana Tower.

Library
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The is a historic in , , also housing the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, the Ambrosian art gallery. Named after Ambrose, the patron saint of Milan, it was founded in 1609 by Cardinal Federico Borromeo, whose agents scoured Western Europe and even and for books and manuscripts. is situated 2 km northwest of Porta Romana Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porta Vigentina and Porta Romana district.

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.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

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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 Tower

Latitude
45.45142° or 45° 27′ 5″ north
Longitude
9.20084° or 9° 12′ 3″ east
Inception
1965
Levels
25
Height
89 metres (292 feet)
Open location code
8FQFF622+H8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 46657897
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­apartments
Wiki­data ID
Q3995592
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Satellite Map

Discover Porta Romana Tower from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Porta Romana Tower” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Giardino Maria Teresa Agnesi and Hotel Arco Romana.

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