Puerta de Bisagra
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The Puerta de Bisagra is a city gate of Toledo, Spain
, built in the 10th century, in the time of the taifa of Toledo
. It is also called 'Bisagra Antigua' to distinguish it from the Puerta de Bisagra Nueva
which was built in 1559. The gate was the main entrance to the city and dates from the Andalusian
period.
Toledo, Spain
Toledo's Alcázar became renowned in the 19th and 20th centuries as a military academy. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 its garrison was famously besieged by Republican forces.-Economy:...
, built in the 10th century, in the time of the taifa of Toledo
Taifa of Toledo
The taifa of Toledo was a Muslim medieval kingdom located in what is now central Spain. It existed from the fracturing of the long-eminent Muslim Caliphate of Córdoba in 1035 until the Christian conquest in 1085.-History:...
. It is also called 'Bisagra Antigua' to distinguish it from the Puerta de Bisagra Nueva
Puerta de Bisagra Nueva
View from the outside of the city.|thumb|250pxThe Puerta de Bisagra Nueva is the best known city gate of Toledo, Spain....
which was built in 1559. The gate was the main entrance to the city and dates from the Andalusian
Al-Andalus
Al-Andalus was the Arabic name given to a nation and territorial region also commonly referred to as Moorish Iberia. The name describes parts of the Iberian Peninsula and Septimania governed by Muslims , at various times in the period between 711 and 1492, although the territorial boundaries...
period.
External links
- Page at Museum With No Frontiers (MWNF) (retrieved on December 4, 2008)
- Photos on Oronoz.com (retrieved on December 4, 2008)
- "Arrabal Quarter and Puerta Bisagra" on Archnet
- Page at Castilla-La Mancha, Discover and Feel