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Porta Soprana (also known as Porta di Sant'Andrea) is Genoa's finest surviving medieval gate, its twin crenellated towers rising dramatically above the surrounding buildings. Built in 1155 as part of a major defensive wall extension, it marked the city's eastern entrance.
Constructed in 1155 during a massive programme of fortification against the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. The walls eventually stretched 3 km — Porta Soprana and Porta dei Vacca are the two principal surviving gates. The towers were used as a prison in later centuries.