Caselli Daziari Porta Garibaldi, Milan

The Triumphal Arch of the former Porta Comasina, built by Giacomo Moraglia between 1826 and 1828, was dedicated to Francis I of Austria in celebration of his visit to Milan in 1825. After 1858, following the victories of Varese and S. Fermo, Porta Comasina was named after Giuseppe Garibaldi. The style of the monument, taken from Moraglia, is typical of Cagnola, with a triumphal arch flanked by two porticoed toll booths facing the road. Built in Viggiù stone, the arch is Doric in style with a central archway and two side passages, plus one on each side. At the top are four colossal statues representing allegories of the rivers (Po, Ticino, Adda, Olona); the names of Garibaldi's victories in the pre-Alpine territory are engraved on their bases. The side toll booths, used by the Finance Police and the Army, were added in 1936: the compact rusticated surface is interrupted on the sides facing each other by a portico with columns and a tympanum with friezes and festoons inserted into the wall, similar to those of the triumphal arch.