The 12th-century Gothic gate of Porta Ticinese Medievale

The Medieval Porta Ticinese is a gate of the former 12th-century Walls of Milan, standing today at the intersection of Corso di Porta Ticinese and Via Edmondo de Amicis. This Gothic style gate, featuring a merlion-topped tower, originally stood on the inner side of a navigable moat that once ringed the city. While many surrounding structures were lost as the city grew, this gate remains as a significant piece of Milan's original defense lines.

The structures seen today were stripped of houses and refurbished in 1861 by architect Camillo Boito. He inserted two lateral gothic arches flanking the original central passage. Over the last century, the canal was filled in, creating the intersecting avenues of Amicis and Molino di Armi that now lead past the gate.

Sited near the Basilica of Saint Lawrence and the homonymous Saint Lawrence columns, the gate was historically known by the locals as Porta Cicca or porta Snesa. For those exploring the area, the installation of the Wall of Dolls can be found just around the corner on via Amicis.

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