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Palermo, Italy

Porta Felice

Palermo, Italy

Porta Felice
Photo: Harvey Barrison · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Porta Felice is a monumental city gate in Palermo, Sicily, in the Foro Italico and Castellammare area. It forms the waterside entrance into Via Vittorio Emanuele, formerly the Cassaro, the city's most ancient main street. Designed by Mariano Smiriglio and built in 1637, it combines Renaissance and Baroque styles and is listed as Italian national heritage.

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Type
city gate
Heritage
Italian national heritage
Place
Palermo, Italy

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38.11967, 13.37125