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Ponte Molino Gate

Ponte Molino Gate

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Ponte Molino Gate

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Location: Padova, Veneto, Italy

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1. Piazza dei Signori, Padua – Baptistery loop from Padova Campo Marte

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2. Piazza della Frutta, Padua – Piazza dei Signori, Padua loop from Stanga

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3. Piazza dei Signori, Padua – Piazza della Frutta, Padua loop from Santa Rita

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

July 4, 2024

The exit to the north, dominated by the tower from which Galileo observed Jupiter's satellites...

The chronicles say that the first walls of Padua were built in 1195 and that the first wall, which enclosed the ancient Roman center of the city, was completed in 1210.
Later, as the city expanded, two more were added. in the Municipal and Ezzelini era, and in the Carrara era. Venice built the current city wall on the latter in the sixteenth century.
The Molino Gate and Bridge are one of the best preserved remains of the first wall, which had 19 gates and passageways; the name is derived from the numerous watermills, 34 in 1300, once floating on the river, reduced to 24 by the 18th century and finally abolished in the years 1883-1884.

The bridge, with five arches, is of Roman origin and dates from the period 40-30 BC, although it has clearly been rebuilt on site several times using some of the original material.

Together with Pontecorvo, Ponte Molino is the only Roman bridge still in use.

The gate of Ponte Molino has a pointed arch topped by a mighty tower.

It is said that from this tower Galileo saw the four satellites of Jupiter, as remembered by the plaque dictated by the Padua epigrapher Carlo Leoni (1812-1874): "from this tower Galileo revealed a large part of the sky".

From Porta Molino begins Riviera dei Mugnai, where it is possible to see parts of the medieval walls, partly incorporated into modern buildings.

The Via Dante district, the ancient Roman road connected to the Gate, was home to leather and shoe artisans in the Middle Ages; the poorest, unable to afford a shop in the city, moved their businesses to the Brenta Riviera, today known for its thriving shoe industry.

Source: padovanet.it/informazione/ponte-molino

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1. Piazza dei Signori, Padua – Baptistery loop from Padova Campo Marte

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