Porta Galliera, Bologna
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Porta Galliera was a gate or portal of the former outer medieval walls of the city of Bologna, Italy. It is the most ornamented of all the remaining gates.
![]() | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Italian. (January 2023) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
The gate was built during 1659-1661 by designs of the architect Bartolomeo Provaglia. The interior portal has a scenic Baroque facade, while the external portal accentuates the defensive military role of a gate. The road from here led to Ferrara.
In 1330–1333, the Cardinal Bertrand du Pouget ordered construction of a castle near this gate as part of a siege. By the twentieth-century the walls were torn down, and the gate isolated. Restorations were pursued in 1926 and in 2001–2003.[1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Porta_Galleria_North_View.jpg/640px-Porta_Galleria_North_View.jpg)