Puerta de Alcántara

The Alcantara Gate (Spanish: Puerta de Alcántara) is a city gate located in Toledo, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It gives access to the interior of the historic center of the city, passing through its eastern side the surrounding wall. It is in front of the bridge called Puente de Alcántara, that crosses the Tagus river and that in turn is protected by two gates fortified in its ends.

Of Arab origin, it dates from around the 10th century, although important modifications were made during the Christian era. It had great relevance in the defense of the city during the Middle Ages, to be the place through which people and goods entered.

The gate is a gateway in a bend, typical of Hispanic-Muslim military engineering, and its main consists of a horseshoe arch located between two square towers and crenellated with arrowslits on its sides.

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Puerta de Alcántaraは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界143位（全6,412件中）、スペインの433件では33位にランクされています。約950年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の95%より古い城です（10世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の76件のひとつ）。スペインが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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