Architecture

Rocca Paolina, Porta Marzia

Perugia, Umbria, Italy

Rocca Paolina [Italian]

Porta Marzia [Italian]

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

Rocca Paolina » Porta Marzia

Architecture: Porta Marzia

built

3rd century BC

culture

Etruscan, Roman

style/period

Etruscan, Ancient Roman

work type by function

city gate

material

travertine

architect / constr. phase

1540

Antonio da Sangallo the Younger

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

Italian

style/period

Renaissance

work type by function

fortress

architect

Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Alessandro Tomassoni

patronage

Pope Paul III