View from the outside of the city., 250px
The Puerta de Bisagra Nueva ("The New Bisagra Gate") is the best known city gate of
Toledo, Spain
Toledo ( , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, capital of the province of Toledo and the ''de jure'' seat of the government and parliament of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. Toledo was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESC ...
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The gate is of Moorish origin, but the main part was built in 1559 by
Alonso de Covarrubias
Alonso de Covarrubias ( Torrijos, Toledo 1488–1570) was a Spanish architect and sculptor of the Renaissance, active mainly in Toledo.
Works
Covarrubias' works include:
His first work was associated with Antón Egas and Juan Guas, in a style t ...
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[Harold Osborne, ''The Oxford Companion to Art'', Clarendon Press, 1970] It carries the coat of arms of the emperor
Charles V Charles V may refer to:
* Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558)
* Charles V of Naples (1661–1700), better known as Charles II of Spain
* Charles V of France (1338–1380), called the Wise
* Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (1643–1690)
* Infa ...
. It superseded the
Puerta Bisagra Antigua as the main entrance to the city.
File:Puerta de Bisagra Toledo - coat of arms of Emp. Carlos V.JPG, Coat of arms of emperor Charles V
File:Puerta de Bisagra Toledo June 2016.jpg, View from the inside of the city
File:Puerta Vieja de Bisagra, Toledo.jpg, Overview
See also
*
Puerta de Bisagra Antigua
References
Bisagra nueva
Buildings and structures completed in 1559
Infrastructure completed in the 16th century
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