Pompeii. Porta Marina or Marine Gate.

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Pompeii Porta Marina. May 2011. South side of gate. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. May 2006. South side of gate.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. December 2006. South side of gate.

Niche on right hand side where part of a terracotta statue of Minerva was found.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. December 2006. South wall of gate, west end.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. December 2006. South wall of gate, west end.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. May 2006. South wall of tunnel for larger goods and animals.

It is now used by the majority of tourists entering Pompeii.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. May 2006.

Looking west out from gate for modern tourists, used in the past for larger goods, carts and animals.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. December 2005. Looking east through tunnel, into city.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. May 2006.

North wall of tunnel for larger goods and animals, at west end.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. December 2005. Looking west from east end of gate tunnel.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. March 2009. Looking out through gate to west.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. March 2009. Looking out to west and modern entrance to Pompeii Scavi.

 

 

 

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