Porta Nuova (; literally "New Gate"; lmo, label=
Milanes
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e, Pòrta Noeuva ) is one of the two medieval gates of
Milan
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that still exist in the modern city (together with the
medieval Porta Ticinese). It is sited along the ancient "Navigli Ring" on the perimeter of the medieval
walls of the city.
Originally built in the twelfth century, Porta Nuova was restored in the nineteenth century with the insertion of two lateral passages next to the two central arcs and the addition of some ancient Roman steles on the external facade of the gate.
The external facade, overlooking ''Cavour square'' (Piazza Cavour), preserve the original appearance with a marble shrine of the Madonna and Child with Saints.
See also
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Walls of Milan The city Milan, Italy, has had three different systems of defending walls. The oldest, Ancient Rome, Roman walls were developed in two stages, the first in the Roman Republic, Republican and the second in the Roman Empire, Imperial era. The secon ...
Gallery
File:Milano, Porta Nuova (medievale) 01.jpg, The original appearance of the gate.
File:Antica Porta Nuova - Milano - particolare 02.JPG, An ancient Roman stele on the facade of ''Porta Nuova''.
File:Antica Porta Nuova - Milano - 07.JPG, The marble shrine of the ''Madonna and Child with Saints''.
Sources and links
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*''Le città d'arte:Milano'', Guide brevi Skira, ed.2008, autori vari. (Italian language edition)
*''Milano e Provincia'', Touring club Italiano, ed.2003, autori vari. (Italian language edition)
* Le lapidi di Porta Nuova, in AA.VV., La Porta Nuova delle mura medievali di Milano. Dai Novellii ad oggi venti secoli di storia milanese, a cura delle Civiche Raccolte Archeologiche e Numismatiche di Milano, Milano 1991, pp. 59–81. (Italian language paper)
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