Porta Palatina

Gate Turin, Italy

The Porta Palatina (erroneously but commonly known in the plural as Porte Palatine; in Piedmontese Pòrta Palatin-a or Tor Roman-e) was the Porta Principalis dextera which allowed access from the north to the Augusta Taurinorum, or the Roman civitas now known as Turin. It represents the main archaeological evidence of the Roman era of the city, as well as one of the city gates of the 1st century BC. best preserved in the world. Together with the ancient theatre, located a short distance away, it is included in the area of the Archaeological Park inaugurated in 2006.

The Palatine Gate represents the primary archaeological evidence of the city's Roman phase and is one of the best preserved 1st-century BC Roman gateways in the world. Together with the ancient theatre's remains, located a short distance away, it is part of the so-called Archaeological Park, opened in 2006.