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Porta Pia
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Fortress / Tower, 1780s

Porta Pia

Monumental city gate Ancona, Italy

Ancona (AN), Marche

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At a glance

Period
Early modern period, 1780s
Style
Baroque architecture
Architects
Francesco Maria Ciaraffoni, Filippo Marchionni
Commissioned by
Pius VI
Materials
Tuff, Istrian stone
Protection
Italian national heritage
Coordinates
43°36′55″ N, 13°30′18″ E
Address
Via XXIX Settembre

About

No English description yet

Opening hours and directions are on this page. The full story is on Italian Wikipedia.

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Timeline

  1. 1780sBuilt

People

Events and people from Wikidata (CC0).

Photos

Sarah, CC BY 2.0
Mungany, Public domain
Beta16, CC BY-SA 3.0
Master.piccirillo, CC BY-SA 4.0
Alice Barigelli, CC BY-SA 3.0
Alice Barigelli, CC BY-SA 3.0
Federica1397, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting there

AnconaTrain, nearest
1.1 km as the crow flies
Porta PiaVia XXIX Settembre
Ancona300 m
Aeroporto "Raffaello Sanzio" di Ancona-Falconara11.5 km

Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Porta Pia?

Porta Pia is in Ancona, in the province of Ancona (Marche), Italy. Address: Via XXIX Settembre. GPS coordinates: 43.61528, 13.50500.

Is Porta Pia wheelchair accessible?

According to OpenStreetMap data, the site is partly wheelchair accessible.

How old is Porta Pia?

Wikidata dates it to 1780s.

What else is there to see near Porta Pia?

Nearby you’ll find: Museo Tattile Statale Omero (100 m away), Cittadella di Ancona (400 m away), Casa del Mutilato (600 m away).

Sources and licences

Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).

Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.

Credits for the 9 photos
  1. Porta Pia (Ancona) 01 — Mongolo1984, CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Ancona - Porta Pia — Sarah, CC BY 2.0
  3. Ancona arco di Porta Pia — Mungany, Public domain
  4. Ancona-Porta Pia notte 1 — Beta16, CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. Ancona, Porta Pia. Estate 2013 — Master.piccirillo, CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. Il retro di Porta Pia — Alice Barigelli, CC BY-SA 3.0
  7. La facciata di Porta Pia — Alice Barigelli, CC BY-SA 3.0
  8. La Porta Pia — Federica1397, CC BY-SA 3.0
  9. Lazzaretto AN e Porta PIa — Claudio.stanco, CC BY-SA 4.0

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