Porta Nuova (Palermo)

Porta Nuova
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General information
Architectural styleManieristic
LocationPalermo
CountryItaly
Coordinates38°06′44″N 13°21′10″E / 38.11222°N 13.35278°E / 38.11222; 13.35278
Construction started1583
Completed1669
Design and construction
Architect(s)Gaspare Guercio
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Porta Nuova is a monumental city gate of Palermo. It represents the entrance of the Cassaro (the main and most ancient street of the city) from Corso Calatafimi (the way to Monreale) and is located beside Palazzo dei Normanni, royal palace of Palermo. The gate was built to celebrate Charles V's conquest of Tunis (1535) and his visit to the capital of the Kingdom of Sicily.[1]

  1. ^ "Porta Nuova". palermoviva.it.