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