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San Donato Gate

San Donato Gate

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San Donato Gate

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Location: Lucca, Tuscany, Italy

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

June 17, 2023

It rises on the northwest tilt of the walls between the strongholds of San Donato and Santa Croce. It is one of the best preserved of the city gates of Lucca. The outer facade is supported by the central body surmounted by a large triangular tympanum with rectangular divided by moldings and marble borders. It has a single arch flanked by two pedestrian doors (called fianchette) of which the right one is fake. On the base of the facade are the statues of San Donato and San Paolino. The central marble cartouche with the motto 'Libertas' has been lost; the inner facade is very simple with high windows encompassing the interior and the upper loggia on pillars under which the wall patrol road runs. portcullis, the small guardhouse flanked by two loopholed rooms used as positions for the gunners. In the main guard house there are two more images of devotee: a frescoed Madonna on the hood of the invisible path and a holy face in stucco on the hidden door of the militia.
Source: catalogo-beniculturali-it.translate.goog/detail/ArchitecturalOrLandscapeHeritage/0900511547-6?_x_tr_sl=it&_x_tr_tl=nl&_x_tr_hl=nl&_x_tr_pto=sc

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Fabrizio Garofolo

June 17, 2023

A city full of history and culture.

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Christoph

May 1, 2025

Lucca is a picturesque city on the Serchio River in Tuscany. Its landmark is the Renaissance city wall, which surrounds the historic city center with its idyllic alleys, squares, and restaurants. The Casa di Puccini, the birthplace of the great composer, is one of the highlights.

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Bernd Blum

August 16, 2023

Impressive fortifications that give an idea of the former importance of the city.

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