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Pusterla di Sant'Ambrogio (Milan)
Pusterla di Sant'Ambrogio (Milan)
	The Postern of Saint Ambrose from Via Carducci
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Municipality	Milan
Construction	1171 AD (restored in 1939)

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The Pusterla di Sant’Ambrogio (Postern of Saint Ambrose in English) is a minor or secondary gate in the Medieval walls of Milan; the rebuilt Romanesque-style tower and pedestrian arches is located on Via Carducci #41, near the Castello Cova and some 50 meters west of the entrance of the Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio in the center of Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy.

The medieval walls of Milan were constructed after multiple disasters had devastated Milan, including 11th-century urban fires and a highly destructive sack by the emperor Barbarossa in 1162. This postern was one of the ten secondary gates and until the 1930s, its outer face was near the bank of a navigli (canal),^[1] which ran along the present via Carducci.

In the 16th century, when a new larger set of walls and moats were completed under the Spanish administration of the city, and the Pusterla of Saint Ambrose was turned into a prison. In 1939 this postern was restored to a more original form, stripping buildings and homes that had been added over the centuries.

The Pusterla di Sant’Ambrogio is sited near the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, one of the most ancient and important churches in Milan. Above the two arches of the gate there is a tabernacle with three icons, depicting Saint Ambrose, the city's patron; Saint Gervase; and Saint Protase.

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^ The navigli also served as moats.

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Le città d'arte:Milano, Guide brevi Skira, ed.2008, autori vari. (Italian language edition)

45°27′43″N 9°10′26″E / 45.46194°N 9.17389°E / 45.46194; 9.17389

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[1] The navigli also served as moats.

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-The '''Pusterla di Sant’Ambrogio''' (''Saint Ambrose postern'' in English) was originally built in 1171 after the city was destroyed by Frederik I Barbarossa in 1162. This postern was one of the ten secondary gates of [[Walls of Milan|Milan medieval walls]]. When in the 16th century the new set of city walls went up (under the spanish domination of the city), the ''Pusterla of Saint Ambrose'' was turned into a prison. In 1939 this postern was completely restored with the original features.
+The '''Pusterla di Sant’Ambrogio''' (''[[Postern]] of Saint Ambrose'' in English) is a minor or secondary gate in the [[Walls of Milan|Medieval walls of Milan]]; the rebuilt [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]]-style tower and pedestrian arches is located on Via Carducci #41, near the [[Castello Cova]] and some 50 meters west of the entrance of the [[Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio]] in the center of [[Milan]], region of Lombardy, Italy.
+The medieval walls of Milan were constructed after multiple disasters had devastated Milan, including 11th-century urban fires and a highly destructive sack by the emperor [[Frederick Barbarossa|Barbarossa]] in 1162. This postern was one of the ten secondary gates and until the 1930s, its outer face was near the bank of a [[navigli]] (canal),<ref>The navigli also served as moats.</ref> which ran along the present via Carducci.
-The ''Pusterla di Sant’Ambrogio'' is sited near the [[Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio]], one of the most ancient and important churches in [[Milan]]. Above the two arches of the door there is a tabernacle with [[Saint Ambrose]], the patron of [[Milan]], [[Saint Gervase]] and [[Saint Protase]].
+In the 16th century, when a new larger set of walls and moats were completed under the Spanish administration of the city, and the ''Pusterla of Saint Ambrose'' was turned into a prison. In 1939 this postern was restored to a more original form, stripping buildings and homes that had been added over the centuries.
-==See also==
-*[[Walls of Milan]]
+The ''Pusterla di Sant’Ambrogio'' is sited near the [[Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio]], one of the most ancient and important churches in Milan. Above the two arches of the gate there is a tabernacle with three icons, depicting [[Saint Ambrose]], the city's patron; [[Saint Gervase]]; and [[Saint Protase]].
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 *''Le città d'arte:Milano'', Guide brevi Skira, ed.2008, autori vari. (Italian language edition)
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+[[Category:Romanesque architecture in Milan]]
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