Fortress
Puerta de Bisagra
🇪🇸 Spain · 16th century
The Puerta de Bisagra (originally Bab al-Saqra, also called Puerta de Alfonso VI) is a city gate of Toledo, Spain.
The structure was constructed in the 10th century, in the time of the Moorish Taifa of Toledo in Islamic Al-Andalus. It is also called 'Bisagra Antigua' to distinguish it from the Puerta de Bisagra Nueva which was built in 1559. The gate was the main entrance to the city and dates from the Moorish period.
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Puerta de Bisagra ranks #22 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #15 of the 433 mapped in Spain. Founded 1559, it is older than 41% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 532 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Puerta de Bisagra?
Puerta de Bisagra stands in Spain, at 39.8622°, -4.0262°.
When was Puerta de Bisagra built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1559. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Puerta de Bisagra?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #22 of 6,412 worldwide, and #15 in Spain. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Puerta de Bisagra?
Puerta Nueva de Bisagra, about 1 km away.
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