Porta San Pellegrino
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Coordinates: 41°54′13″N 12°27′26″E / 41.9035°N 12.45715°E
Porta San Pellegrino is a gate in the outer wall of Vatican City. It is located beside Bernini's Colonnade and the small Vatican post; it is also known as Porta Viridaria. The gate was rebuilt by Pope Alexander VI in 1492 and his arms are at the top of the gate. The gate is little used.[1]
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- ^ "Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano". Rome in the footsteps of an XVIIIth century traveller. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
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