Spain · 18th century
Puerta de Tierra ranks #3,464 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #135 of the 606 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1750, it is older than 16% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 685 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,788 times in the last 60 days, more than 76% of the atlas. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cádiz, 1 km away. It is one of the 123 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Andalusia. It is stop 4 of 30 on the Andalusian frontier castles, Cádiz to Córdoba. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
The Puerta de Tierra is a remnant of what was the entrance wall to the city of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. Raised in the 18th century by Torcuato Cayón, the doorway is carved in marble and is conceived more as a religious altarpiece than as a military fortification. It is listed as a Bien de Interés Cultural.
It is one of the most significant monuments of the city and today separates the Old Town (popularly known as "Cádiz" or "Cádiz Cádiz") from the modern part (popularly known as "Puerta Tierra" or "Extramuros") of the city.
Machine-translated from “Puerta de Tierra” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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