Puerta del Sol is a city gate of

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, built in the late 14th century by the

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. The medallion above the arch of the gate depicts the ordination of the Visigothic

Ildephonsus Ildefonsus or Ildephonsus (rarely ''Ildephoses'' or ''Ildefonse''; Spanish: San Ildefonso; c. 8 December A.D. 607 – 23 January A.D. 667) was a scholar and theologian who served as the metropolitan (religion), metropolitan Bishop of Toledo fo ...

, Toledo's patron saint. The name of the gate comes from the Sun and the Moon that were once painted on either side of this medallion. This gate was named because of its orientation to the east, where the sun always rises. The gate is no longer there, but the entrance is.

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Artehistoria.es: Puerta del Sol, Toledo
Sol Toledo Buildings and structures completed in the 14th century Mudéjar architecture in Castilla–La Mancha {{Toledo-struct-stub