Porta Pisana
Porta Pisana is a city gate in Empoli, Florence, Tuscany. Porta Pisana is situated nearby to Palaentology Civic Museum, as well as near the park Giardino del Torrione di Santa Brigida.Photo: Sansa55, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: City gate
- Description: monumental city gate in Empoli, Firenze
- Also known as: “Porta Pisana (ruderi)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palaentology Civic Museum and St Andreas Picture Gallery.
St Andreas Picture Gallery
Museum
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Andreas Picture Gallery is a museum, which is situated 160 metres east of Porta Pisana.
Palazzo Pretorio
Public building
Photo: Paola Pittori, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Palazzo Pretorio is a public building, which is situated 130 metres east of Porta Pisana.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pontorme and Avane.
Pozzale
Village
Photo: Carnby, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pozzale is a frazione in Empoli commune, Metropolitan City of Florence. It was the site of a medium-security women's prison. In 2010, it was announced that it would be converted into a facility exclusively for transgender prisoners, making it the first such facility in the world.
Porta Pisana
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Empoli, Florence, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.71956° or 43° 43′ 10″ northLongitude
10.94459° or 10° 56′ 41″ eastOpen location code
8FMGPW9V+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 491687039OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q28000620
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Turkish—“Porta Pisana” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Porta Pisana”
- Turkish: “Pisana Kapısı”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Giardino del Torrione di Santa Brigida and Fontana delle Naiadi.
Nearby Places
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