The demolition of the ancient Porta Cervese in Cesena and the construction of this building in 1864, designed by Davide Angeli, represent one of the most significant interventions among the many that, after the unification of Italy and in the name of modernity, gave the city an undeniable "bourgeois" aspect.

In this case, the gate, which for centuries marked the point where the Roman Via del Sale, now Corso Cavour, left the city in the direction of Cervia, was replaced by two neoclassical pavilions with Doric pilasters, closed by a sturdy gate. The intention was to offer, to those entering the city from the railway station, the best image of Cesena.

In 2002, a restoration project returned to the city the original gate that now stands at the entrance to the Public Gardens.