Before it was rebuilt, on top of the gate there used to be a small church, the chiesetta di SS.

[2] On top of the gate is a stone inscription, attributed to Saint Alphonsus Liguori[3] V'adoro ogni momentoO vivo pan del cielGran sagramentoThe inscription is a reference to the Eucharist.

[3] Outside of this gate, on 22 March 1799 (during the Altamuran Revolution of 1799), Altamura's "civic guard" (guardia civica) welcomed the new governo dipertimentale "parading with the beating of drums and the French and national flags".

[5] The gate, together with the above building, wasn't destroyed in the 19th century presumably because of its beauty or because it was inseparable from the nearby palace Palazzo De Angelis-Viti.

The gate and the palace haven't been restored to their original whiteness yet (as done with Altamura Cathedral), although it is the first historical building that tourists see when they enter the city.