Porta Garibaldi (Milan)
Porta Garibaldi , previously Porta Comasina , is a city gate to Milan built in the 19th century by the architect Giacomo Moraglia .
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The old Porta Comasina dates back to Roman times. (This is also the name of one of the six historic districts of Milan.) The Spanish city walls of Milan also had a modest gate here. During the Napoleonic rule, the city government under Melzi d'Eril planned a general redesign of the bastions and the gates that functioned as tax borders. A project by Luigi Cagnola remained unrealized, the reinstated Austrian rule commissioned Giacomo Moraglia to plan a triumphal arch-like gate, which was completed in 1828. The Milan merchants took over the costs. The sculptures on the gate depict river deities. The dedication texts on the attic changed as a result of the political circumstances:
First Emperor Franz I was honored ("A FRANCESCO I / PIO OTTIMO MASSIMO / I NEGOZIANTI MILANESI ERESSERO"), from 1859 Giuseppe Garibaldi's victories in battles .
literature
- Uwe Westfehling: Triumphal Arch in the 19th and 20th Century (Studies on 19th Century Art; Vol. 32). Prestel, Munich 1977, ISBN 3-7913-0106-3 (also dissertation, University of Cologne 1977).
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Coordinates: 45 ° 28 ′ 50.6 " N , 9 ° 11 ′ 12.8" E