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Porta Ticinese

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Porta Ticinese
Porta Ticinese
Porta Ticinese
Porta Ticinese
Porta Ticinese
Porta Ticinese
Porta Ticinese
Porta Ticinese
Porta Ticinese
Porta Ticinese
Porta Ticinese
Porta Ticinese
Porta Ticinese
Porta Ticinese
Porta Ticinese
Porta Ticinese
Phone:
+39 02 8845 5555

Address:
Piazza XXIV Maggio, 20123 Milan, Italy

Porta Ticinese is a former city gate of Milan, Italy. The gate, facing south-west, was first created with the Spanish walls of the city, in the 16th century, but the original structure was later demolished and replaced in the early 19th century. The name Porta Ticinese is used both to refer to the gate proper and to the surrounding district, part of the Zone 6 administrative division. In the same district there is also a homonymous medieval gate, although in common speech the name Porta Ticinese is usually assumed to refer to the 19th century gate. The gate of Porta Ticinese is one of the landmark buildings of Milan and a popular tourist attraction.The name Porta Ticinese means Gate to the Ticino, referred to the Ticino river, that traverses the Po Valley south-west of Milan. The name Porta Cicca came about during the Spanish rule of Milan in the 16th century, Cicca being a distortion of the Spanish word chica, i.e., small. The name Porta Marengo, which was used in the 19th century, refers to the village of Marengo located south-west of Milan, now called Spinetta Marengo, scene of the Battle of Marengo between the French army commanded by Napoleon and an Austrian army.
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