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Porta San Giacomo
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Photo: MarkusMark, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Fortress / Tower, 1592

Porta San Giacomo

Building in Bergamo, Italy

Bergamo (BG), Lombardy

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At a glance

Period
Renaissance, 1592
Protection
Italian national heritage
UNESCO World Heritage
The Venetian Works of defence between 15th and 17th centuries
Coordinates
45°42′04″ N, 9°39′47″ E
Address
Via Sant'Alessandro, 73

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. 1592Built

Events and people from Wikidata (CC0).

Photos

Nazasca, CC0
Denisez77, CC BY-SA 4.0
Boylerone, CC BY-SA 4.0
C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lauramagri712, CC BY-SA 4.0
No machine-readable author provided. Abassign~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0

Getting there

BergamoTrain, nearest
1.5 km as the crow flies
Porta San GiacomoVia Sant'Alessandro, 73
Aeroporto Militare Antonio Locatelli4.0 km

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

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Porta San Giacomo?

Porta San Giacomo is in Bergamo, in the province of Bergamo (Lombardy), Italy. Address: Via Sant'Alessandro, 73. GPS coordinates: 45.70121, 9.66296.

How old is Porta San Giacomo?

Wikidata dates it to 1592.

What else is there to see near Porta San Giacomo?

Nearby you’ll find: Palazzo Medolago (100 m away), Palazzo Terzi (100 m away), Casa Fogaccia o dell'Arciprete (200 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. 019BergamoPortaSGiacomo — MarkusMark, Public domain
  2. Alba a porta san Giacomo — Nazasca, CC0
  3. Attraverso la porta San Giacomo — Denisez77, CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. Bergamo - Porta San Giacomo - 202109151406 — Boylerone, CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. Bergamo - Porta San Giacomo - 2023-10-29 4407 — C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. Bergamo Mura Veneziane Porta S.Giacomo — Lauramagri712, CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. Bergamo Notturno Porta San Giacomo — No machine-readable author provided. Abassign~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
  8. Bergamo Porta San Giacomo 01 — Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0
  9. Bergamo Porta San Giacomo Giebel — Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0

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