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Porta Mascarella

Porta Mascarella

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Porta Mascarella

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Location: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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Arek

September 26, 2022

Historic gateway to Bologna. Currently very neglected. There is a lot of car traffic around.

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Patrick

October 2, 2024

Porta della Mascarella is one of those that best preserves its original features. It was built in the 13th century, but was then kept active with a certain intermittence. In 1354 it was provided with a drawbridge, but soon after it was closed for safety reasons, given that due to its location it was and was also subsequently considered risky and in need of being repeatedly fortified. In 1381 it was the inhabitants of its own district who obtained to reopen it by fortifying it at their own expense, but then in the first half of the 15th century it was closed several times. In 1511 the tower that overlooked it was demolished, too exposed to artillery fire. On the eastern side of the external forepart was placed the hut of the tax collectors. In the following centuries it underwent several alterations including the removal at the beginning of the 20th century of this hut. Source: "Restoration of the gates of Bologna 2007-2009"
(c) bolognawelcome.com/it/luoghi/torri-edifici-storici/porta-mascarella

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Hund

November 8, 2025

It is one of the gates of Bologna's third medieval city wall.

The gate was built around 1300 and is located at the end of Via Mascarella, in front of the Stalingrad Bridge.

The gate once had a drawbridge, which was sealed in the 15th century.

The Porta Mascarella was part of the city wall that was demolished in the early 20th century.

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