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...

DECENT CONDITION GATE

This is one of the many gates scattered around the city. It has ruins underneath and across the street. It stands on a busy square and is still in decent condition.

City Gate

Porta Galliera is one of the nine surviving City Gates of Bologna. Very near the main train and coach stations.

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Original Text

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.