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At a glance
- Type
- Fortress / Tower
- Style
- Medieval architecture
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 45°27′27″ N, 9°10′52″ E
- Address
- corso di porta Ticinese 51
About
The Medieval Porta Ticinese (Porta Ticinese Medievale) is a gate of the former 12th-century Walls of Milan; it is located at the intersection of the Corso di Porta Ticinese and Via Edmondo de Amicis (running to west) and Via Molino di Armi (running to east) in the city center of Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy. This is one of the three remaining medieval gates of Milan. The others are Porta Nuova and the Pusterla di Sant'Ambrogio.
Originally built in the twelfth century, this Gothic style, merlion-topped gate and tower stood on the inner side of a navigable moat (cerchio dei navigli) that ringed the city. The structures we see today were stripped of accumulating houses and refurbished as see them now in 1861 by Camillo Boito. He inserted the two lateral gothic arches flanking the original central passage. The canal was filled in over the last century creating the intersecting avenues of Amicis and Molion di Armi.
Text from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Full article: «Porta Ticinese».
Photos
Getting there
Milano CadornaTrain, nearest
1.3 km as the crow flies
Porta Ticinesecorso di porta Ticinese 51
Approdo9.7 km
Aeroporto di Milano-Linate7.1 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Porta Ticinese?
Porta Ticinese is in Milan, in the province of Milano (Lombardy), Italy. Address: corso di porta Ticinese 51. GPS coordinates: 45.45762, 9.18098.
Is Porta Ticinese wheelchair accessible?
According to OpenStreetMap data, the site is wheelchair accessible.
What else is there to see near Porta Ticinese?
Nearby you’ll find: Medieval walls of Milan (0 m away), Casa in via Molino delle Armi 41 (100 m away), Palazzo in corso di Porta Ticinese 22 (100 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- 5903 - Milano - Camillo Boito, Porta Ticinese (1865) -Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto 27-Feb-2007 — No machine-readable author provided. G.dallorto assumed (based on copyright claims)., Attribution
- 5899 - Milano - Corso di Porta Ticinese - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto 27-Feb-2007 — Giovanni Dall'Orto, Attribution
- 5900 - Milano - Corso di Porta Ticinese - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto 27-Feb-2007 — G.dallorto, CC BY-SA 2.5 it
- 5901 - Milano - Corso di Porta Ticinese - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto 27-Feb-2007 — G.dallorto, CC BY-SA 2.5 it
- 5902 - Milano - Camillo Boito, Porta Ticinese (1865) -Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto 27-Feb-2007 — No machine-readable author provided. G.dallorto assumed (based on copyright claims)., Attribution
- 5904 - Milano - Porta Ticinese - Bottega di Giov. di Balduccio - Madonna e Santi - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto 27-Feb-2007 — G.dallorto, Attribution
- Milan medieval Porta Ticinese 24-11-2021 — Jeanne Griffin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Milano - Tram porta Ticinese 1 — Blackcat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Milano Porta Ticinese medievale lato esterno — Blackcat, CC BY 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences