Porta Tenaglia (literally: "Pincer Gate") was one of the gates of the old Spanish walls of Milan, Italy. It owes its name to the so-called "Tenaglia" (pincer), a fortified walls system that embraced the north-west side of the Sforza Castle. The gate was demolished in the 16th century. Today, the phrase "Porta Tenaglia" is still in use to refer to the district ("quartiere") where the gate used to be, including the Piazzale Biancamano square and part of the Simplon Park. The Porta Tenaglia neighbourhood is part of the Zone 1 district (the city centre).
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Zones and quarters of Milan
Zone 1
Brera
Centro Storico
Conca del Naviglio
Guastalla
Porta Sempione
Porta Tenaglia
Zone 2
Adriano
Crescenzago
Gorla
Greco
Loreto
Maggiolina
Mandello
Mirabello
Ponte Seveso
Porta Nuova
Precotto
Stazione Centrale
Turro
Villaggio dei Giornalisti
Zone 3
Casoretto
Cimiano
Città Studi
Dosso
Lambrate
Ortica
Porta Monforte
Porta Venezia
Quartiere Feltre
Rottole
Zone 4
Acquabella
Calvairate
Castagnedo
Cavriano
Forlanini
Gamboloita
La Trecca
Monluè
Morsenchio
Nosedo
Omero
Ponte Lambro
Porta Vittoria
Porta Romana
Rogoredo
San Luigi
Santa Giulia
Taliedo
Triulzo Superiore
Zone 5
Basmetto
Cantalupa
Case Nuove
Chiaravalle
Chiesa Rossa
Conca Fallata
Fatima
Gratosoglio
Le Terrazze
Macconago
Missaglia
Morivione
Porta Lodovica
Porta Vigentina
Quintosole
Ronchetto delle Rane
San Gottardo
Selvanesco
Stadera
Torretta
Vaiano Valle
Vigentino
Zone 6
Arzaga
Barona
Boffalora
Cascina Bianca
Conchetta
Creta
Foppette
Giambellino-Lorenteggio
Lodovico il Moro
Moncucco
Porta Genova
Porta Ticinese
Ronchetto sul Naviglio
San Cristoforo
Sant'Ambrogio
Teramo
Villa Magentino
Villaggio dei Fiori
Zone 7
Assiano
Baggio
Figino
Fopponino
Forze Armate
Harar
La Maddalena
Muggiano
Porta Magenta
Quartiere degli Olmi
Quarto Cagnino
Quinto Romano
San Siro
Valsesia
Vercellese
Zone 8
Boldinasco
Bullona
Cagnola
Campo dei Fiori
Cascina Triulza
Comina
Fiera
Gallaratese
Garegnano
Ghisolfa
Lampugnano
Musocco
Porta Volta
Portello
Quarto Oggiaro
QT8
Roserio
San Leonardo
Trenno
Varesina
Vialba
Villapizzone
Zone 9
Affori
Bicocca
Bovisa
Bovisasca
Bruzzano
Ca' Granda
Centro Direzionale
Comasina
Dergano
Fulvio Testi
Isola
La Fontana
Montalbino
Niguarda
Porta Garibaldi
Porta Nuova
Prato Centenaro
Segnano
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