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Porta Romana (literally "Roman Gate") may refer to:

Porta Romana (Milan) Quartiere of Milan in Lombardy, Italy

Porta Romana is a former city gate of Milan, Italy. In its present form, the gate dates back to the 16th century Spanish walls of Milan; its origins can be traced further back to the Roman walls of the city, which had a corresponding "Roman Gate" roughly in the same area. Porta Romana was the first and the main imperial entrance of the entire city of Milan, as it was the starting point of the road leading to Ancient Rome.

Milan Italian city

Milan is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city in Italy after Rome, with the city proper having a population of 1,395,274 while its metropolitan city has a population of 3,245,308. Its continuously built-up urban area has a population estimated to be about 5,270,000 over 1,891 square kilometres. The wider Milan metropolitan area, known as Greater Milan, is a polycentric metropolitan region that extends over central Lombardy and eastern Piedmont and which counts an estimated total population of 7.5 million, making it by far the largest metropolitan area in Italy and the 54th largest in the world. Milan served as capital of the Western Roman Empire from 286 to 402 and the Duchy of Milan during the medieval period and early modern age.

Porta Romana (Milan Metro) Milan Metro

Porta Romana is a station of Line 3 of Milan Metro, whose inauguration took place in 1990, when the line was opened to the public. Originally the train station of Porta Romana was the southern terminus of Line 3, but when the line was extended south to San Donato Milanese in 1991, with the opening of the stations from Lodi T.I.B.B. to San Donato, Porta Romana has become a transit station.

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