Porta Sempione

Porta Sempione
City Gate
Coordinates: 45°28′33″N 9°10′21″E / 45.47583°N 9.17250°E / 45.47583; 9.17250
Country Italy
RegionLombardy
ProvinceMilan
ComuneMilan
Zone1
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
The Arch of Peace at sunset

Porta Sempione ("Simplon Gate") is a city gate of Milan, Italy. The name is used both to refer to the gate proper and to the surrounding district (quartiere), a part of the Zone 1 division (the historic city centre), including the major avenue of Corso Sempione.[a] The gate is marked by a landmark triumphal arch called Arco della Pace ("Arch of Peace"), dating back to the 19th century, although its origins can be traced back to a gate of the Roman walls of Milan.
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