Spain · 14th century
Torres dels Serrans ranks #863 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #36 of the 606 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1400, it is older than 50% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 758 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 8,102 times in the last 60 days, more than 92% of the atlas. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Valencia, 1 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
The Serrans Gate or Serranos Gate (Valencian: Porta dels Serrans, Valencian: [ˈpɔɾta ðels seˈrans]; Spanish: Puerta de Serranos, [ˈpweɾta ðe seˈranos]), also known as Serrans Towers or Serranos Towers (Valencian: Torres dels Serrans, Valencian: [ˈtorez ðels seˈrans]; Spanish: Torres de Serranos, [ˈtores ðe seˈranos]) is one of the twelve gates that formed part of the ancient city wall, the Christian Wall (Muralla cristiana), of the city of Valencia, Spain. It was built in Valencian Gothic style at the end of the 14th century (between 1392 and 1398).
It is an important landmark and one of the best preserved monuments of Valencia. Of the ancient city wall, which was pulled down in 1865 on the orders of the provincial governor Cirilio Amorós, only the Serrans Towers, the 15th century Quart Towers, and some other archaeological remains and ruins, such as those of the Jewish Gate (Puerta de los Judíos), have survived.
Text adapted from “Torres de Serranos” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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