The Door of Graces
The Door of Graces
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Porta Aureola or Porta delle Grazie was the north-eastern access to the city of Bassano del Grappa. Without doubt it is the Porta di Bassano best preserved, in fact, we can still recognize the classical lines of architecture. Porta delle Grazie is part of the city wall built in the sixteenth century, the recessed columns that support the architrave, the frieze and the tympanum are still evident today. The work was commissioned by the Podestà Veneto in 1561, the realization of the project was assigned to an architect de place: Zamberlan contemporary of the best known Andrea Palladio.
The nearby Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie holds some small artistic treasures by Jacopo da Bassano and Battista di Vicenza, among which stands out a Crucifixion which also depicts the ancient Ponte Vechio: first figurative testimony of the symbol of Bassano. The panorama that opens in the area adjacent to the Porta delle Grazie is truly impressive: the Asiago plateau on the left.
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