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The Porta del Soccorso, as its name suggests, was a gate designed and dedicated to the evacuation of the castle’s residents in case of emergency.\u00a0
Its origins are unknown, but it was probably built between the 13th and early 14th centuries during the Visconti dynasty, when the castle was known as Rocca Giovia.
The second wall of the castle, the Ghirlanda, was also built during the same period.
The Ghirlanda was in turn protected by three defensive towers: Torre della Vittoria, Torre della Posta and Torre Colubrina, between the latter two was the Porta del Soccorso.
During the same period, another gate was opened, larger than the Porta del Soccorso, which led to the private garden of the Lords of Milan, used either for hunting or for holding parties and tournaments. The gate was known as Porta del Barcho (Park).
To allow soldiers to move around easily and safely, the Galleria della Ghirlanda was built, which was accessible from the Torre della Vittoria and Torre Colubrina towers and from the Rivellini del Carmine and Rivellini di Santo Spirito.
The gallery was built with a maximum height of 280 cm so that soldiers did not have to lower their heads to pass through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eight other tunnels branched off from this main tunnel, leading to exits through secret hidden doors, probably concealed by the vegetation of the large ducal park.
With the arrival of foreign rule, the function of the castle changed, becoming a barracks and prison rather than the residence of the Signoria.
Around 1550, the Spanish began construction of a third line of star-shaped defensive walls and, once completed, a second defensive moat was dug in the early 1600s.
The Porta del Barcho was walled up, while the Porta del Soccorso remained open, retaining its functionality.
The Torre della Colubrina changed its name and became the Torre del Soccorso, like the gate next to it .
In 1881, Napoleon had the third star-shaped wall destroyed and reopened the Porta del Barcho, which was rebuilt in marble to become the monumental entrance gate to Milan.
The Porta del Soccorso was walled up.
It was Beltrami who reopened it during the demolition of the Ghirlanda.
In 1909, it was restored.
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The Porta del Soccorso, as its name suggests, was a gate designed and dedicated to the evacuation of the castle's residents in case of emergency.\u00a0
Its origins are unknown, but it was probably built between the 13th and early 14th centuries during the Visconti dynasty, when the castle was known as Rocca Giovia.
The second wall of the castle, the Ghirlanda, was also built during the same period.
The Ghirlanda was in turn protected by three defensive towers: Torre della Vittoria, Torre della Posta and Torre Colubrina, between the latter two was the Porta del Soccorso.
During the same period, another gate was opened, larger than the Porta del Soccorso, which led to the private garden of the Lords of Milan, used either for hunting or for holding parties and tournaments. The gate was known as Porta del Barcho (Park).
To allow soldiers to move around easily and safely, the Galleria della Ghirlanda was built, which was accessible from the Torre della Vittoria and Torre Colubrina towers and from the Rivellini del Carmine and Rivellini di Santo Spirito.
The gallery was built with a maximum height of 280 cm so that soldiers did not have to lower their heads to pass through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eight other tunnels branched off from this main tunnel, leading to exits through secret hidden doors, probably concealed by the vegetation of the large ducal park.
With the arrival of foreign rule, the function of the castle changed, becoming a barracks and prison rather than the residence of the Signoria.
Around 1550, the Spanish began construction of a third line of star-shaped defensive walls and, once completed, a second defensive moat was dug in the early 1600s.
The Porta del Barcho was walled up, while the Porta del Soccorso remained open, retaining its functionality.
The Torre della Colubrina changed its name and became the Torre del Soccorso, like the gate next to it .
In 1881, Napoleon had the third star-shaped wall destroyed and reopened the Porta del Barcho, which was rebuilt in marble to become the monumental entrance gate to Milan.
The Porta del Soccorso was walled up.
It was Beltrami who reopened it during the demolition of the Ghirlanda.
In 1909, it was restored.
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La Porta del Soccorso, come gi\u00e0 suggerisce il nome, era una porta dedicata e pensata per l'evacuazione dei residenti del Castello in caso di emergenze.\u00a0
Le sue origini sono sconosciute ma fu costruita, con probabilit\u00e0, tra il duecento ed i primi del trecento durante la Signoria dei Visconti, quando il Castello era noto come Rocca Giovia.
Nello stesso periodo fu costruita anche la seconda cinta muraria del Castello, la Ghirlanda.
La Ghirlanda era a sua volta protetta da tre torri difensive : Torre della Vittoria, Torre della Posta e Torre Colubrina, fra queste ultime due si trovava la Porta del Soccorso.
Sempre nello stesso periodo venne aperta un'altra porta, pi\u00f9 grande della Porta del Soccorso, che conduceva al giardino privato dei Signori di Milano, utilizzato o per cacciare o per tenere feste e tornei. La Porta era nota come Porta del Barcho (Parco).
Per permettere ai soldati di spostarsi con facilit\u00e0 e senza incorrere in pericoli fu realizzata la Galleria della Ghirlanda che era accessibile delle Torri della Vittoria e della Colubrina e dai Rivellini del Carmine e di Santo Spirito.
La galleria venne realizzata con un'altezza massima di 280 cm di modo che i soldati per passare non dovessero abbassare la testa.
Da questa galleria principale partivano altre 8 gallerie che conducevano alle uscite tramite le porte segrete nascoste, celate con probabilit\u00e0 dalla vegetazione del grande parco ducale.
Con l'arrivo delle dominazioni straniere la funzione del Castello mut\u00f2, divenne caserma e prigione e non pi\u00f9 residenza della Signoria.
Intorno al 1550 gli spagnoli iniziarono la costruzione di una terza linea di mura difensive a forma di stella e una volta ultimate, a inizio '600 fu scavato un secondo fossato difensivo.
La Porta del Barcho venne murata e quella del Soccorso invece rimase aperta mantenendo la sua funzionalit\u00e0.
La Torre della Colubrina cambi\u00f2 nome e divenne Torre del Soccorso, come la Porta a lei\u00a0
vicina.
Nel 1881 Napoleone fece distruggere la terza cinta muraria a stella e fece riaprire la Porta del Barcho che fu rifatta in marmo per diventare la Porta di ingresso monumentale a Milano.
La Porta del Soccorso venne murata.
Fu Beltrami a riaprirla durante la demolizione della Ghirlanda.
Nel 1909 venne restaurata.
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The Porta del Soccorso, as its name suggests, was a gate designed and dedicated to the evacuation of the castle's residents in case of emergency.\u00a0
Its origins are unknown, but it was probably built between the 13th and early 14th centuries during the Visconti dynasty, when the castle was known as Rocca Giovia.
The second wall of the castle, the Ghirlanda, was also built during the same period.
The Ghirlanda was in turn protected by three defensive towers: Torre della Vittoria, Torre della Posta and Torre Colubrina, between the latter two was the Porta del Soccorso.
During the same period, another gate was opened, larger than the Porta del Soccorso, which led to the private garden of the Lords of Milan, used either for hunting or for holding parties and tournaments. The gate was known as Porta del Barcho (Park).
To allow soldiers to move around easily and safely, the Galleria della Ghirlanda was built, which was accessible from the Torre della Vittoria and Torre Colubrina towers and from the Rivellini del Carmine and Rivellini di Santo Spirito.
The gallery was built with a maximum height of 280 cm so that soldiers did not have to lower their heads to pass through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eight other tunnels branched off from this main tunnel, leading to exits through secret hidden doors, probably concealed by the vegetation of the large ducal park.
With the arrival of foreign rule, the function of the castle changed, becoming a barracks and prison rather than the residence of the Signoria.
Around 1550, the Spanish began construction of a third line of star-shaped defensive walls and, once completed, a second defensive moat was dug in the early 1600s.
The Porta del Barcho was walled up, while the Porta del Soccorso remained open, retaining its functionality.
The Torre della Colubrina changed its name and became the Torre del Soccorso, like the gate next to it .
In 1881, Napoleon had the third star-shaped wall destroyed and reopened the Porta del Barcho, which was rebuilt in marble to become the monumental entrance gate to Milan.
The Porta del Soccorso was walled up.
It was Beltrami who reopened it during the demolition of the Ghirlanda.
In 1909, it was restored.
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