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 staat op plaats 143 van 6.412 in de bekendheidsranglijst van deze atlas en op plaats 33 van de 433 die de atlas in Spanje in kaart brengt. Gebouwd in ca. 950, en daarmee ouder dan 95% van de gedateerde bouwwerken in de atlas — een van de 76 bouwwerken in de atlas die uit de 10e eeuw stammen. Zie hoe dat zich verhoudt in de kastelenstatistiek.

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