Porta Galliera

La Porta Galliera can be found in the north of the historic center of Bologna at the end of Independence Street. It is close to the railway station. First built in 1200, it protected the Papal fortress until the people of Bologna rebelled against church authorities and destroyed it. The door was also demolished and rebuilt several times. It was rebuilt with the characteristics seen today between 1660 and 1663 and restored in 2007.