Porta Galliera

The best that remains of the Castello Di Gallura.

Like most large cities, Bologna lost its fortress walls and towers in the XVIII-XIX centuries, when there was an acute problem of lack of land for new construction of houses and laying new streets. Th...

Charming Baroque city gate near Bologna Central Station

Upon arrival into Bologna by rail you are almost immediately greeted by Porta Galliera, a 17th-century gate that was designed by Bartolomeo Provaglia in Baroque architectural style. Historically, Po...

Porta de la ciudad

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The old door of the third Wall of Bologna reconstructed in the S.XVII according to a design of Bartolomeo Provaglia.

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It was built in the occasion of the visit to the city of Pope Clemens VIII. At the time it was a door of the old walls. Today it is only preserved.

Gallery Gate

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Gallier Gate (Porta Galliera) – The first sightseeing that meets tourists on the way from the Bulonia Station to the city center. They were originally built in the early 13th century, stood n ...