Porta Borsari, Verona

[1] The Via Postumia (which here became the decumanus maximus) passed through the gate, which was the city's main entrance and was therefore richly decorated.

The gate's Roman name was Porta Iovia, as it was located near a small temple dedicated to Jupiter lustralis.

[1] In the Middle Ages it was called Porta di San Zeno, while the current name derives from the guard soldiers which were paid the dazio (Latin bursarii).

The façade, in local white limestone, has two arches flanked by semi-columns with Corinthian capitals which supports entablature and pediment.

In the upper part is a two-floor wall with twelve arched windows, some of which are included in small niches with triangular pediment.