Porta Savonarola

One of the eight access gates to once mighty Padua

Northwest of the city center, completed in 1530 this gate was part of the Venetian built defense system of 16th century Padua. The architecture is robust suiting military objectives, though some ornam...

Renacent Gate

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The city's door is the access to the city in the northwest part of the wall.

Part of the 16th century urban fortresses

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The Gate is part of the 16th century urban fortresses, which include, except the gate, the remaining part of the walls and rows with water. Access to the city was possible only through the bridge (now not the SP...

Beautiful door

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A really nice door, especially the outer offers some surprise and you can certainly make this one or another photo.

A solid gate.

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From Piazza Signori, take Milan Boulevard in the direction of the canal, pass the canal and reach near the roundabout that intersects Savonarola Street. Seen from the front, it looks like a solid structure made of dark brown stone, but the side of the building is a white wall. When you come to this area, there are few people, and you feel like a quiet suburban residential area.