Architecture

Rocca Paolina, Porta Marzia

Perugia, Umbria, Italy

Rocca Paolina [Italian]
Porta Marzia [Italian]
Rocca Paolina, Porta Marzia

Architecture

The sculptures at the balustrade with Italo-Corinthian pilaster on top of the gate depict Jupiter in the centre between the Dioscuri Castor and Pollux, and two horse heads at the outside ends. There are two more sculptures inside the triangles between the arch and the outside pilasters, which probably show the heads of other deities.

structure overview

Architecture: Porta Marzia

built
3rd century BC
culture
style/period
work type by function
material
architect / constr. phase
1540
inclusion into the Rocca Paolina fortress

Architecture: Rocca Paolina

Built between 1540 and 1543, the Rocca Paolina fortress was originally divided into three parts: the papal palace, the corridor and the tenaglia. After destruction in 1848 and almost complete demolition in the years after 1860, only the lower sections of the papal palace survived, which were uncovered and made accessible to the public between 1932 and 1965.

built
1540-1543
culture
style/period
work type by function
patronage

Geography

local language location name
Perugia, Italia [Italian]
historic location names
Perusia [Latin]
Perusna
historical affiliations

Image characteristics

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5,399 × 3,558  pixel
45.7 × 30.1 cm (300 dpi)
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