Spain · 10th century
Puerta de Bisagra ranks #3,247 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #124 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. 13 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Toledo, 1 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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.
Text adapted from “Puerta de Bisagra” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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