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In 1620, a new gateway called Castro, who was a Spanish viceroy, was built by the will of the Palermitan senate. The architect who built it was Mariano Smiriglio. The gateway was adorned with a huge eagle, that was the symbol of the senate. The demolition was decided due to bad condition in 1879, but some ornaments were brought to the National Gallery in Sicily.
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