Fortress
Puerta Nueva de Bisagra
🇪🇸 Spain · 16th century
The Puerta de Bisagra Nueva ("The New Bisagra Gate") is the best known city gate of Toledo, Spain.
The gate is of Moorish origin, but the main part was built in 1559 by Alonso de Covarrubias. It carries the coat of arms of the emperor Charles V. It superseded the Puerta Bisagra Antigua as the main entrance to the city.
Text adapted from “Puerta de Bisagra Nueva” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Puerta Nueva de Bisagra ranks #3,404 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #134 of the 602 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1600, it is older than 33% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 12 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.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Puerta Nueva de Bisagra?
Puerta Nueva de Bisagra stands in Spain, at 39.8625°, -4.0252°.
When was Puerta Nueva de Bisagra built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1600. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Puerta Nueva de Bisagra?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,404 of 8,134 worldwide, and #134 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 Nueva de Bisagra?
Puerta de Bisagra, about 1 km away.
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