Porta dei Leoni
proveniendo da Piazza Erbe
About
On the Via dei Leoni stands the Leoni Gateway, a fine example of Roman architecture from the late-Republican period, i.e. the middle of the 1st Century BCE. The gateway is set in the city walls at the end of the cardo maximus. For a time, the gateway was taken away to be restored, and was finally returned to its original position in 1959. It is very similar to the gateway of a gallery, with a rectangular central courtyard and polygonal towers (the foundations of which are still visible) outside. The left side of the interior is still visible. This is built from brick and tufa, with a stone avant-corps which was added at the time of Claudius.
