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==History== | ==History== | ||
At the end of the Middle Ages, the gate was closed and the entrance bricked up. Because of increasing traffic pressure, there were four main passages made in addition to the original gate in the Aurelian Walls. Currently, the ground level around the port through the ages has increased significantly, and the tower is the only upper part of the arcade visible. | At the end of the Middle Ages, the gate was closed and the entrance bricked up. Because of increasing traffic pressure, there were four main passages made in addition to the original gate in the [[Aurelian Walls]]. Currently, the ground level around the port through the ages has increased significantly, and the tower is the only upper part of the arcade visible. | ||
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Revision as of 06:25, 23 March 2016
Porta Metronia is one of the Aurelian gates of Rome in the southern section of the wall.
History
At the end of the Middle Ages, the gate was closed and the entrance bricked up. Because of increasing traffic pressure, there were four main passages made in addition to the original gate in the Aurelian Walls. Currently, the ground level around the port through the ages has increased significantly, and the tower is the only upper part of the arcade visible.