Porta del Leone - Pisa, Italy
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N 43° 43.432 E 010° 23.633
32T E 612270 N 4842148
The Lion's Gate is located in Pisa. It is located in Piazza del Duomo, beyond the Campo Santo, in a small clearing.
Waymark Code: WMKAKZ
Location: Toscana, Italy
Date Posted: 03/10/2014
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"Dating back to the twelfth century, was one of two ports of representation (the other was the Gate of Parlascio), ie those particular city gates through which the people were made to pass from that period. In particular, this led directly to the religious center of the city and a symbol of his power. The name is due to the lion in marble, probably of Etruscan origin placed outside in a niche, as a protector of the city. After the occupation of the Florentine lion was moved over the walls facing within the city itself, not as overseer of Pisa, but as if it was to watch over the city itself. It is a testimony to this important aspect, along with the towers severed, to "duck" once and for all to Pisa, which at the time were strong competitors in the commercial and political. Also just outside the door was granted to the Jewish community to build their own graveyard, thus making it completely inaccessible passage. The Florentines then built a new gateway to the square: Porta Nuova."
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