Spain · 10th century
Arab Arch (Ágreda) ranks #7,013 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #353 of the 606 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 950, it is older than 92% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 192 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
The Arab arch (Spanish: Puerta Árabe) is an arch located in Ágreda, Spain. It was built in horseshoe style. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931.
This arch is one of the only two surviving entries to medieval Ágreda. It was built in the 10th century, at the same time as the rest of the Arabic citywall, which originally had four gates.
Text adapted from “Arab arch (Ágreda)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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