Porta Ticinese (formerly known as Porta Cicca , and during Napoleonic rule as Porta Marengo ) is a former city gate of Milan , Italy . The gate, facing south-west, was first created with the Spanish walls of the city, in the 16th century, but the original structure was later demolished and replaced in the early 19th century. The name "Porta Ticinese" is used both to refer to the gate proper and to the surrounding district, part of the Zone 6 administrative division. In the same district there is also a medieval gate with the same name, although in common speech the name "Porta Ticinese" is usually assumed to refer to the 19th century gate.
29-705: The gate of Porta Ticinese is one of the landmark buildings of Milan and a popular tourist attraction. The name "Porta Ticinese" means "Gate to the Ticino", referred to the Ticino river, that traverses the Po Valley south-west of Milan. The name "Porta Cicca" came about during the Spanish rule of Milan in the 16th century, "Cicca" being a distortion of the Spanish word chica , i.e., "small". The name "Porta Marengo", which
58-579: A Nature reserve included by UNESCO in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves . The name may have meant "the runner," from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ-ino-s, from *tekʷ- (“to run, flow”). The Ticino arises from the many torrents that drain the mountain flanks on the eastern side of Nufenen Pass in the upper Val Bedretto . From here, the river flows to the north-east through the Val Bedretto to Airolo (1,127 metres (3,698 ft)) where
87-776: Is a mountain range in the Alps in Switzerland , located at the border of four cantons : Valais , Ticino , Uri and Graubünden . It is delimited by the Nufenen Pass on the west, by the Furka Pass and the Oberalp Pass on the north and by the Lukmanier Pass on the east. The eponymous Gotthard Pass , lying at the heart of the massif, is the main route from north to south (excluding tunnels). The region of
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145-457: Is located in the same area as the modern "Porta Ticinese", but closer to the city centre (as the medieval walls enclosed a smaller area than the Spanish walls). The current location of the gate (in a plaza that is now called "Piazzale XIV Maggio") was established during the Spanish rule, in the 16th century. In the early 19th century, most of the Spanish gates were demolished and replaced with new structures that were meant to serve as toll-gates. This
174-405: Is subject to avalanches and snow can remain on the ground as late as September. The Ticino has the following tributaries (R on the right bank, L on the left, looking downstream ): Gotthard Massif The Gotthard Massif or Saint-Gotthard Massif ( German : Gotthardmassiv or Sankt-Gotthard-Massiv ; Italian : Massiccio del San Gottardo ; Romansh : Massiv dal Gottard )
203-608: Is the most important perennial left-bank tributary of the Po . It has given its name to the Swiss canton through which its upper portion flows. It is one of the four major rivers taking their source in the Gotthard region, along with the Rhône , Reuss and Rhine . The river rises in the Val Bedretto in Switzerland at the frontier between the cantons of Valais and Ticino right below
232-719: The Colonne di San Lorenzo , which are among the best preserved Roman ruins in Milan. The plaza where the Colonne di San Lorenzo are located is also one of the key places of the so-called "Milanese movida ", i.e., night-life. 45°27′09″N 9°10′49″E / 45.45250°N 9.18028°E / 45.45250; 9.18028 Ticino (river) The river Ticino ( / t ɪ ˈ tʃ iː n oʊ / titch- EE -noh , Italian: [tiˈtʃiːno] ; Lombard : Tesin ; French and German : Tessin ; Latin : Ticīnus )
261-815: The Duchy of Milan during much of the later medieval and early modern period, although its upper portion as far as Bellinzona in 1500 and as far as the shores of Lago Maggiore in 1513, fell to the Old Swiss Confederacy as a result of the Swiss campaigns in the Italian Wars . Val Bedretto, a narrow alpine valley named after the village of Bedretto , culminates in Nufenen Pass , ( Italian : Passo della Novena , German : Nufenen Pass ), at 2,478 m (8,130 ft) located between Pizzo Gallina (north, 3,060 m (10,040 ft)) and Nufenenstock (south, 2,865 m (9,400 ft)). The road up
290-885: The Lago Maggiore at the lowest point of Switzerland at 193 metres (633 ft). Only about the first sixth of the lake lies in Switzerland. Four major tributaries join the Ticino in Lago Maggiore. The Verzasca and the Maggia enter the lake in Switzerland in Tenero and in Locarno/ Ascona , respectively. The Tresa drains the Lago di Lugano and flows in Luino into Lago Maggiore. The Toce drains many valleys to
319-611: The Nufenen Pass , is fed by the glaciers of the Alps and later flows through Lake Maggiore , which traverses the border to Italy . The Ticino joins the Po a few kilometres downstream (along the Ticino) from Pavia . It is about 248 kilometres (154 mi) long. The stretch of river between Lake Maggiore and the confluence in the Po is included in the Parco naturale lombardo della Valle del Ticino ,
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#1732783721688348-480: The Walliser German , the population of Ticino speaks Italian . Subsequently, the Ticino becomes a mountain brook flowing straight down the valley to the hamlet of All'Acqua or All'Acqua Ospizio at 1,614 m (5,295 ft), named for the hospice for travellers located there near the previous end of a drivable road in former centuries. Currently, it is a base for skiing and hiking. Further down eastwards
377-853: The Gotthard lies at the heart of the Swiss Alps , often referred to as the "water tower of Europe". Three major rivers take their source in the Gotthard Massif: the Reuss , Rhine and Ticino . A fourth river, the Rhône , takes its source in very close proximity of the massif, just north of the Furka Pass. A trekking itinerary, the Vier-Quellen-Weg ("four springs trail"), crosses the Gotthard Massif. The highest peaks of
406-565: The Passo della Novena and after some ten hairpins down about 500 m (1,600 ft) in altitude on its western side and then through the Ägenental in northeasten direction ultimately leading to the Obergoms , the upper half of the valley of the uppermost part the Rhône course. While the lower part of the Valais speaks French , the upper part speaks its particular Highest Alemannic dialect,
435-543: The Ticino, but politically it is part of the canton of the Grisons . This part of the river valley between Biasca and Bellinzona is called the Riviera . The river is dammed after Bellinzona. Now the Ticino turns almost westwards and flows through the perfectly flat Piano di Magadino , an important cultivation and nature reserve area the river generated itself by its own sediments over ten thousands of years, before it enters
464-512: The east. Now slowly turning to the southeast, the river circumvents Milano at a distance of about 20 kilometres (12 mi) in the east. Shortly before it converges with the Po in the south of Milano, it passes Pavia on its northern shore. The legendary Gallic leader Bellovesus was said to have defeated the Etruscans here in circa 600 BC. Ticino was the location of the Battle of Ticinus ,
493-906: The first battle of the Second Punic War fought between the Carthaginian forces of Hannibal and the Romans under Publius Cornelius Scipio in November 218 BC. In the Middle Ages Pavia (first capital of the Kingdom of the Lombards and then of the kingdom of Italy ) was, thanks to the waters of the Ticino, a fundamental hub for communications and trade between Venice and the Po valley . Furthermore, still in Pavia, there
522-506: The historic centre. It includes the notable Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio , a basilica that was established in the Middle Ages and restored several times through the centuries, so that the original romanesque structure has been complemented with Renaissance elements. Sant'Eustorgio is located in a well known city park called Parco delle Basiliche , which also includes another prominent basilica, that of San Lorenzo . Nearby are also
551-507: The massif are Pizzo Rotondo (3,192 m ) in the southwest, Pizzo Centrale (2,999 m) near the centre and Piz Gannaretsch (3,040 m) in the northeast. There is no peak named Gotthard . There are three long tunnels traversing the Gotthard Massif: 46°38′28″N 8°25′06″E / 46.64111°N 8.41833°E / 46.64111; 8.41833 This article about a mountain, mountain range, or peak located in Graubünden
580-598: The northwest of Lago Maggiore and joins the lake near Feriolo . It surpasses the Ticino in average discharge volume and contains the highest peak of the catchment area of the Ticino river system, the Grenzgipfel (4617 m (15148 ft)) in the Monte Rosa massif. In Sesto Calende the river, now called Fiume Ticino, exits Lake Maggiore and meanders southwards, passing the Milano-Malpensa Airport in
609-780: The river is joined by its first major tributary, the Brenno which flows from Passo del Lucomagno through the Valle di Blenio . Before the Ticino passes west of the canton's capital, Bellinzona , the river converges with its second larger left tributary, the Moesa , originating below the Passo del San Bernardino and flowing through the Valle Mesolcina . The Valle Mesolcina (and the Val Calanca ) belongs geographically and culturally to
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#1732783721688638-698: The same name. Until the beginning of the 20th century the Valaisinne Gries Glacier was still flowing over the Corno Pass into the Val Corno! Both spring areas converges about where the hairpins of the eastern pass road begins to circumvent about 700 m (2,300 ft) in altitude. Through the passes and over the Nufenenstock runs the border between the cantons of Valais and Ticino . A paved road constructed in 1964 goes over
667-521: The small villages of Ronco at 1,476 m (4,843 ft) and finally Bedretto (1,402 m (4,600 ft)) and Villa Bedretto appear. Below Bedretto the Ri di Cristallina, "Cristallina stream", a right tributary from the Val Torta, joins the Ticino at Ossasco, and further down the valley, Fontana is the lowest village in Val Bedretto. The entire area is laced with hiking trails and mountain huts. The valley
696-810: The south ramp of the St Gotthard Pass and south portals of both the Gotthard Railway Tunnel and the Gotthard Road Tunnel are located. Then it turns slowly to the southeast while entering the Valle Leventina . In the Leventina, the Ticino flows through three terrain steps separated by two narrow gorges ( Gola di Monte Piottino and Biaschina ) and finally reaches the canton's floor near Bodio at around 320 m (1050 ft). Shortly after, at Biasca (286 m (938 ft)),
725-542: The tympanum which reads "PACI POPVLORVM SOSPITAE" (in Latin , "to peace that frees peoples"). The area surrounding Porta Ticinese is a historic quartiere of Milan; it has its coat of arms, a three-legged red stool on a silver background. The district is part of the Navigli area of Milan, which is rich of monuments, tourist attractions, night life, and more, and qualifies as one of the most important areas of Milan outside
754-542: The valley is fairly straight until it approaches the pass, where the nine hairpin turns start. The Ticino originates on both sides, north and south, of the Nufenenstock: A smaller tributary originates from a small mountain lake south of the Nufenenstock and north of the Piccolo Corno Gries (2,928 m (9,606 ft)) below the Passo del Corno at 2,484 m (8,150 ft) in the short valley of
783-467: Was also the case with Porta Ticinese. The new structure was designed by Luigi Cagnola in neoclassic style, and built between 1801 and 1814. Cagnola's structure consists of massive pillars and ionic order columns surmounted by a large tympanum , and is considered one of the prominent examples of neoclassical architecture of Milan. In 1815, after the Napoleonic wars , an inscription was added to
812-561: Was the only brick bridge ( ponte Coperto ) which until the 19th century crossed the Ticino from Lake Maggiore to the Po. A wooden bridge was built by the Visconti in Vigevano in the early fourteenth century, but it was set on fire by the Pavia fleet in 1315, rebuilt by Luchino Visconti , it was destroyed again by the Pavia in 1356 and never rebuilt. The Ticino was in the territory of
841-464: Was used in the 19th century, refers to the village of Marengo located south-west of Milan, now called Spinetta Marengo , scene of the Battle of Marengo between the French army commanded by Napoleon and an Austrian army. A "Porta Ticinese" was already part of the medieval walls of Milan (12th century); the medieval gate is one of the few remnants of the medieval walls that are still in place, and it
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