Porta
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Porta can refer to:
- Transverse fissure of the liver.
- Porta Maggiore in Rome, Italy.
- Porta Nigra in Trier, Germany.
- Porta San Paolo in Rome, Italy.
- Porta Westfalica in Germany.
- Porta a neighbourhood of Barcelona, Spain.
Or a surname referring to one the following people:
- Antonio della Porta (* 1631; † 1702), Italian architect.
- Carlo Porta (* 1775; † 1821), Italian poet in the Milanese dialect.
- Constanzo Porta (* 1528; † 1601), Italian composer of the Renaissance.
- Giacomo della Porta (* 1532; † 1602), Italian sculptor and architect.
- Giambattista della Porta (* 1535; † 1615), Neapolitanian physician and playwright.
- Giovanni Porta (* 1675; † 1755), Italian composer.
- Hugo Porta (* 1951), Argentinian rugby union footballer.
- Livio Dante Porta (* 1923, † 2003), Argentinian engineer.
It also is the word meaning door in some Romance languages.