Gate of Toledo

Gate of Toledo
Native name
Spanish: Puerta de Toledo
Location Madrid, Spain
Coordinates 40°24′24″N 3°42′42″W / 40.406721°N 3.711636°W / 40.406721; -3.711636Coordinates: 40°24′24″N 3°42′42″W / 40.406721°N 3.711636°W / 40.406721; -3.711636
Official name: Puerta de Toledo
Type Non-movable
Criteria Monument
Designated 1996[1]
Reference no. RI-51-0009279
Location of Gate of Toledo in Spain

The Puerta de Toledo (Spanish: Puerta de Toledo) is a gate located in Madrid, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1996.[1] Construction began in 1812, and was not completed till 1827.

It was a gate of the former Walls of Philip IV.

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