Porta San Giovanni in the Aurelian Walls

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Porta San Giovanni in the Aurelian Walls is a Renaissance-era gate built into Rome’s ancient defensive walls, serving as a major historic entrance to the city near the Lateran area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance architecture
city gate
monument in Rome
architecturalStyle Renaissance
commissionedBy Pope Gregory XIII
connectsTo Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano
Via Appia Nuova
linked to: Via Appia
hasAlternativeName Porta San Giovanni
hasArchitect Giacomo della Porta
hasCategory City gates in Italy
Gates of the Aurelian Walls
Renaissance architecture in Rome
hasCity Rome
hasConstructionEndDate 1574
hasConstructionStartDate 1574
hasCulturalSignificance major historic entrance to Rome
hasFunction city entrance
road gateway
hasHistoricalPeriod Renaissance
hasInscription Latin inscription on the façade
hasNearbySquare Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano
hasOrientation facing southeast from the city center
hasSingleArch true
heritageDesignation cultural heritage of Rome
inception 1574
isAccessPointTo Lateran quarter
isOn southern section of the Aurelian Walls
isPartOf historic center of Rome
isPreserved true
isTouristAttraction true
isVisibleFrom Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano
locatedIn Italy
Lateran area
linked to: Lateran Hill

Rome
locatedNear Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran
Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano
materialUsed travertine
namedAfter Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano
Saint John the Baptist
linked to: John the Baptist
partOf Aurelian Walls
replaced Porta Asinaria

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Basilica of Saint John Lateran nearbyLandmark Porta San Giovanni in the Aurelian Walls
Porta San Giovanni in the Aurelian Walls hasCategory Gates of the Aurelian Walls
linked to: Porta San Giovanni in the Aurelian Walls