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Porta Ticinese (formerly known as Porta Cicca, and during Napoleonic rule as Porta Marengo)〔''(Porta Cicca )'' (in Italian)〕 is a former city gate of Milan, Italy. The gate, facing south-west, was first created with the Spanish walls of the city, in the 16th century, but the original structure was later demolished and replaced in the early 19th century. The name "Porta Ticinese" is used both to refer to the gate proper and to the surrounding district, part of the Zone 6 administrative division. In the same district there is also a homonymous medieval gate, although in common speech the name "Porta Ticinese" is usually assumed to refer to the 19th century gate. The gate of Porta Ticinese is one of the landmark buildings of Milan and a popular tourist attraction.〔 The name "Porta Ticinese" means "Gate to the Ticino", referred to the Ticino river, that traverses the Po Valley south-west of Milan. The name "Porta Cicca" came about during the Spanish rule of Milan in the 16th century, "Cicca" being a distortion of the Spanish word ''chica'', i.e., "small". The name "Porta Marengo", which was used in the 19th century, refers to the town of Marengo, now a ''frazione'' of Marmirolo, which is also located south-west of Milan. ==The gate== A "Porta Ticinese" was already part of the medieval walls of Milan (12th century); the medieval gate is one of the few remnants of the medieval walls that are still in place, and it is located in the same area as the modern "Porta Ticinese", but closer to the city centre (as the medieval walls enclosed a smaller area than the Spanish walls). The current location of the gate (in a plaza that is now called "Piazzale XIV Maggio") was established during the Spanish rule, in the 16th century. In the early 19th century, most of the Spanish gates were demolished and replaced with new structures that were meant to serve as toll-gates. This was also the case with Porta Ticinese. The new structure was designed by Luigi Cagnola in neoclassic style, and realized between 1801 and 1814. Cagnola's structure consists of massive pillars and ionic order columns surmounted by a large tympanum, and is considered one of the prominent examples of neoclassical architecture of Milan.〔''(Porta Ticinese )''〕 In 1815, after the Napoleonic wars, an inscription was added to the tympanum which reads "PACI POPVLORVM SOPITAE" (in Latin, "to peace that frees peoples").〔''(Una strada una storia )'' (in Italian)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Porta Ticinese」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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