Porta Tenaglia was one of the gates of the old Spanish walls of Milan

Milan

Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

, Italy

Italy

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. It owes its name to the so-called "Tenaglia" (pincer), a fortified walls system that embraced the north-west side of the Sforza Castle

Castello Sforzesco

Castello Sforzesco is a castle in Milan, Italy, that used to be the seat and residence of the Duchy of Milan and one of the biggest citadels in Europe and now houses several of the city's museums and art collections.-History:...

. The gate was demolished in the early 19th century in a period of thorough renewal of the area that led to the construction of the nearby Porta Sempione

Porta Sempione

Porta Sempione is a city gate of Milan, Italy. The name "Porta Sempione" is used both to refer to the gate proper and to the surrounding district , a part of the Zone 1 division , including the major avenue of Corso Sempione...

 (Simplon Gate). Today, the phrase "Porta Tenaglia" is still in use to refer to the district ("quartiere

Quartiere

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") where the gate used to be, including the Piazzale Biancamano square and part of the Simplon Park

Parco Sempione

Parco Sempione is a large city park in Milan, Italy. Established in 1888, it has an overall area of 386,000 m², and it is located in the historic centre of the city, inside the Zone 1 administrative division. It owes its name to Corso Sempione, a major thoroughfare of Milan, dating back to the...

. The Porta Tenaglia neighbourhood is part of the Zone 1

Zone 1 of Milan

The Zone 1 of Milan is one of the 9 administrative zones of Milan, Italy. The zone includes the historical center and the city's main turist sights.-Notable places in Zone 1:* Piazza del Duomo and the cathedral;...

district (the city centre).