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Porta Romana stands in the San Giorgio district. It gives access to the town to those coming from the Cimini family; it is the only survivor of the three gates that in the eighteenth century connected the town of Soriano to the main communication routes.
Info: Municipality of Soriano nel Cimino, piazza Umberto I n. 12, tel. 0761742235, fax 0761742252,
ProLoco of Soriano nel Cimino
Piazza Umberto I
01038 – Soriano nel Cimino (VT)
Tel/Fax 0761.746001 – info@prolocosoriano.it
Agostino 334.7596098 Roberto 331.3651414 Fausto 340.3609305
PORTA ROMANA
HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION
It stands in the S. Giorgio district. It gives access to the town to those coming from the Cimini family; it is the only survivor of the three gates that in the eighteenth century connected the town of Soriano to the main communication routes. It was built to delimit the urban boundaries, probably in 1721 at the behest of Carlo Albani, lord of Soriano, as we learn from the inscription that surmounts it. It constitutes a faithful copy, with the exception of the material used, of the Roman Porta Pia. Massive masonry construction, it is enriched with peperino ornaments to decorate the pediment, such as: the Chigi coat of arms, a plaque, a festoon and a mask. The inside of the door, seen from the town, is quite simple.
ESSENTIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
D’ARCANGELI V., Monumenti archeologici e artistici del territorio di Soriano nel Cimino e delle zone limitrofe, Soriano nel Cimino (Vt) 1967.
Soriano Turistica, a cura dell’Associazione “Pro-Soriano”, Soriano nel Cimino (Vt) 1970.
D’ARCANGELI V., Soriano nel Cimino nella storia e nell’arte, Viterbo 1981.
