Description
Porta Nuova is the Neoclassical arch on Piazzale Principessa Clotilde, in Milan, one of the city's six main gates, on the road to Monza. It was built between 1810 and 1813 to a design by Giuseppe Zanoia, when the bastions had lost their military role and the gates served for collecting customs duties.
The arch has a single opening in yellowish sandstone, decorated with bas-reliefs, between two arcaded customs houses. On the side facing the city is Camillo Pacetti's Victory, on the other Luigi Acquisti's Fame. The stone is fragile, and erosion and smog have worn away part of the decoration.
At the time Zanoia was heavily criticized because the arch and the customs houses are in different styles: Corinthian in the center, Doric on the sides. This gate should not be confused with the medieval arches of Porta Nuova, on Via Manzoni, nor with the skyscraper district of the same name.
The arch has a single opening in yellowish sandstone, decorated with bas-reliefs, between two arcaded customs houses. On the side facing the city is Camillo Pacetti's Victory, on the other Luigi Acquisti's Fame. The stone is fragile, and erosion and smog have worn away part of the decoration.
At the time Zanoia was heavily criticized because the arch and the customs houses are in different styles: Corinthian in the center, Doric on the sides. This gate should not be confused with the medieval arches of Porta Nuova, on Via Manzoni, nor with the skyscraper district of the same name.