| Porta Nuova | |
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| — District of Milan — | |
| Porta Nuova, looking outwards from the city centre | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Milan |
| Zone | 2 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Porta Nuova (literally, "new gate") is one of the major wall gates of Milan, Italy. The name is also used to refer to the surrounding district ("quartiere").
The gate of Porta Nuova was built from 1810 to 1813 on the old road (of Roman origin) connecting Milan and Brianza. Stylistically, it is a triumphal arch of ionic order influence. It is made of friable sandstone, and as a consequence its decorations have degraded over time.
After a long period of decay, the Porta Nuova district is now undergoing a massive renewal, referred to as the "Progetto Porta Nuova" (Porta Nuova Project). The project, which is still in progress, includes several modern buildings, skyscrapers, cultural centres, and a large city park. As a consequence of these changes, the Porta Nuova district will ideally become one with the bordering Centro Direzionale di Milano ("Milan Directional Centre"), an area of Milan that is characterized by modern, "high-tech" style buildings, many of which dedicated to government offices and other major public institutions.
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