Porta Garibaldi
The Porta Garibaldi, originally built as the Porta Ferdinandea or Porta Ferdinanda, is a triumphal arch, built in 1768, located at the end of Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, between the Piazza Palestro and Piazza Crocifisso in the quartiere Fortino of Catania, region of Sicily, Italy.Photo: Crazychemist1, Public domain.
- Type: Monument
- Description: triumphal arch in Sicily, Italy
- Also known as: “Porta Garibaldi, Catania” and “Porta Giuseppe Garibaldi”
- Inscription: “OPT. PRINC. S. P. Q. C. AEDILIUM CURA FAUSTO CONIUGI ANNO MDCCLXVIII”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso Maiorana and Porta del Fortino Vecchio.
Chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso Maiorana
Church
Photo: OrbiliusMagister, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso Maiorana is a church.
Porta del Fortino Vecchio
Monument
Photo: Archeo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porta del Fortino Vecchio is a monument.
Sacro Cuore di Gesù al Fortino
Church
Photo: OrbiliusMagister, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sacro Cuore di Gesù al Fortino is a church, which is situated 170 metres west of Porta Garibaldi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Giudecca di Catania and Antico Corso.
Porta Garibaldi
- Categories: city gate, triumphal arch, building, and historic site
- Location: Catania, Catania, Sicily, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.49966° or 37° 29′ 59″ northLongitude
15.07389° or 15° 4′ 26″ eastOpen location code
8F9QF3XF+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 65544231OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q2624890
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Sicilian—“Porta Garibaldi” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “加里波第门”
- Dutch: “Porta Garibaldi”
- French: “Porta Garibaldi”
- Italian: “Fortino (Catania)”
- Italian: “Porta Ferdinandea”
- Italian: “Porta Garibaldi”
- Italian: “Porta Giuseppe Garibaldi”
- Russian: “Ворота Джузеппе Гарибальди”
- Sicilian: “Furtinu”
- Sicilian: “u futtinu”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Missione Italiana per l’Evangelo and Piazza Crocifisso Maiorana.
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