Porta Romana - Rieti

Porta Romana is one of the main gates of the medieval walls in the city of Rieti. Its construction dates back to 1586, and its name comes from the fact that it used to be an ancient door, located in the southern area, that connected the city to Rome, through the Via Salaria. In Roman times there was already a gate with the same name that was part of the previous city walls that was as well the entry point of the city on the Via Salaria, but it was located in a different position from the current one, near the crossing of the Velino river. In 1930 it was restored and a rationalist-style brick exedra was built around it; the gate became the central monument of today's Piazza della Repubblica (Republic square).