Porta Portese is an ancient city gate, located at the end of Via Portuense, where it meets Via Porta Portese, about a block from the banks of the Tiber in the southern edge of the Rione Trastevere of Rome, Italy.
 Porta Portese | |
   Porta Portese Shown within Rome | |
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| Coordinates | 41°53′02″N 12°28′26″E / 41.883898°N 12.474022°E |
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History
editThe gate was built in 1644 as part of the Janiculum Walls which replaced the Porta Portuensis.[1] The gate and walls were built by Vincenzo Maculani; commissioned by Pope Urban VIII.[2] Just outside the gate, a large arsenal was erected by Clement XI starting from 1714.
Until the late 19th century, the Ripa Grande port (then the main river port of the city) was located nearby. The Via Portuensis starts from it, which originally connected the city to Portus.
A popular flea market is held every Sunday in the area of Porta Portese.
See also
edit- Porta San Pancrazio – Gate of the Aurelian walls, a landmark of Rome, Italy
- Papal Navy
References
edit- ^ Quercioli, Mauro (1982). Le mura e le porte di Roma. Rome.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ History of the popes; their church and state (Volume III) by Leopold von Ranke (2009, Wellesley College Library)
External links
edit- Lucentini, M. (31 December 2012). The Rome Guide: Step by Step through History's Greatest City. Interlink. ISBN 9781623710088.
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| Preceded by Porta del Popolo |
Landmarks of Rome Porta Portese |
Succeeded by Porta San Pancrazio |