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Porta Mazzini già Porta Colonna

Porta Mazzini già Porta Colonna

Also known as Porta Maddalena due to its proximity to the church of the same name, Porta Mazzini, formerly Porta Colonna, was named in honor of Antonio Branciforti Colonna, President of the Legation of Urbino at the time of its construction.

Its construction, between 1758 and 1760, was part of the set of works that saw the city, from the second half of the eighteenth century, involved in an urban renovation project. Porta Colonna was severely damaged by the 1930 earthquake in which the upper part consisting of a three-arched altar surmounted by a clock collapsed (photos 2-3). Engineer Giuseppe Battistini, in charge of the reconstruction, decided to carry out the original project, dated 1758, by the first architect, the Bolognese Stegani, whose execution had been varied during the construction phase.



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Via Felice Cavallotti 42

Distance by car: 10 min Raggiungi

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