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[[File:Portaturrionis.jpg|thumb|262px|Porta Turrionis.]]The '''Porta Turrionis '''was one of the gates of the Leonine Walls and a landmark located in the [[Italy|Italian]] city of [[Rome]].
[[File:Portaturrionis.jpg|thumb|262px|Porta Turrionis]]
The '''Porta Turrionis '''was one of the gates of the Leonine Walls and a landmark located in the [[Italy|Italian]] city of [[Rome]].


Constructed sometime between 848 and 1455, the Porta Turrionis was so named because it stood next to a tower (turrionis) built by Pope Nicholas V.
Constructed sometime between 848 and 1455, the Porta Turrionis was so named because it stood next to a tower (turrionis) built by Pope Nicholas V.

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Porta Turrionis

The Porta Turrionis was one of the gates of the Leonine Walls and a landmark located in the Italian city of Rome.

Constructed sometime between 848 and 1455, the Porta Turrionis was so named because it stood next to a tower (turrionis) built by Pope Nicholas V.

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