The ''Puerta de San Andrés'' (

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, forming part of the city's medieval fortifications. It is listed as a

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Description

The gateway has also been known as the ''Puerta de la Judería'' or the ''Puerta del Socorro'', and it is located on the south side of the walls of Segovia. It has two towers, one square and one polygonal, an arch, a gallery of irregular windows, loopholes, cornices, pyramidal battlements and heraldic shields. It is located in a strategic position overlooking the . It has been speculated that its construction could have been carried out by the master stonemason

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. By the end of the 19th century, the polygonal wall tower had deteriorated and part of it had collapsed, and it was still in ruins as of 1947. It was later restored back to its original appearance. On 3 June 1931 it was declared a ''Monumento Histórico-Artístico'', through a decree published in the ''Gaceta de Madrid'' signed by the President of the Provisional Government of the Second Spanish Republic,

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, and the Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts, Marcelino Domingo. It is currently classified as a

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