Porta Felice

Porta Felice
View from sea down Via Vittorio Emanuele, to the left is the northern entrance to the Passeggiata delle Cattive and behind the Palazzo Butera, and to the right the Loggiato di San Bartolomeo
General information
Architectural styleRenaissance, Baroque
LocationPalermo
CountryItaly
Coordinates38°07′11″N 13°22′16.60″E / 38.11972°N 13.3712778°E / 38.11972; 13.3712778
Construction started1582
Completed1637
Design and construction
Architect(s)Mariano Smiriglio

Porta Felice is a monumental city gate of Palermo, Sicily; the gate is located in the zone of the Foro Italico and the Castellammare quarter. It represents the water-side entrance into what was formerly known as Via Cassaro, the most ancient main street of the city, but renamed Via Vittorio Emanuele after Italian unification. The gate was built in Renaissance and Baroque styles between the 16th and 17th centuries.

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