Porta Palatina

One of the numerous Roman destroys that still stands today in present day Turin, the Porta Palatina fills in as the best protected Roman Gateway in the world from the first century.

Initially, this massive gateway would have filled in as an entrance point to the inward city centre through the city dividers that once encompassed ancient Turin.

Two substantial ancient towers flank the gateway and are decorated with crenulations and a central wall area contains numerous individual arches.

Remaining at 30m and 26m high separately the gateway and towers dominate the surrounding area.

Sitting in a wonderful public park, the Porta Palatina and ruins are an extraordinary bit of history to investigate.