Spain · 16th century
Puerta Nueva de Bisagra ranks #3,404 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #132 of the 606 mapped in Spain. Founded 1559, it is older than 36% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 887 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,005 times in the last 60 days, more than 50% of the atlas. 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 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 It carries the coat of arms of the emperor Charles V. It superseded the Puerta Bisagra Antigua as the main entrance to the city.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.
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