Firenze in Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Tuscany, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)

Porta di San Miniato
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San Miniato Gate

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 25, 2025

1. Porta di San Miniato / San Miniato Gate Marker

Inscription. 4 Novembre 1966
9 Novembre 1996
Porta Di S. Miniatο restaurata dai danni dell'alluvione grazie al contributo della Cooperativa Lat.
[English translation of Italian text:]
November 4, 1966
November 9, 1996
Porta Di San Miniato was restored from flood damage thanks to the contribution of the Lat. Cooperative

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is November 4, 1966.

Location. 43° 45.826′ N, 11° 15.698′ E. Marker is in Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), in Città Metropolitana di Firenze. It is at the intersection of Via San Miniato and Via de Belvedere on Via San Miniato. The marker is affixed to the gate's archway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Firenze, Toscana 50125, Italy. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

the Schengen Area,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of

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this marker: Giardino delle Rose / The Rose Garden (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Giardino delle Rose / The Rose Garden (about 180 meters away); Chiesa di Santa Lucia dei Màgnoli (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); St. Francis of Assisi (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Building Ban by Cosimo I (approx. half a kilometer away); The Flood of 1966 (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Chiesa di San Remigio / Church of Saint Remigius (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Palazzo Castellani (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Firenze.

Regarding Porta di San Miniato / San Miniato Gate. The Arno Flood of 1966 was Florence's worst in at least 400 years, killing more than 100 people while also destroying many historic artworks and rare pieces of literature.

Also see . . . The Arno Floods the City of Florence.

Excerpt: "70,000 homes and 6,000 commercial properties were destroyed but it was the damage to the city’s art that drew people from around the world. 850 works of art including 221 panel painting, 413 works on canvas, 11 fresco cycles and 39 individuals
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 25, 2025

2. Porta di San Miniato
The side of the marker is visible on the left side of the archway.
frescoes, as well as 22 wooden sculptures, and 23 illuminated manuscripts were damaged. In addition, the Science museum and the collection of musical instruments in the Museo Bardini were completely destroyed. 1,300,000 items in the Biblioteca Nazionale and 14,000 volumes in the Synagogue were affected."

(Submitted on August 19, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

A view of Porta di San Miniato image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 25, 2025

3. A view of Porta di San Miniato

Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 79 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 19, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.

Porta di San Miniato⎯⎯⎯San Miniato Gate

Porta di San Miniato
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San Miniato Gate