Puerta del Puente

Puerta del Puente.

The Puerta del Puente (Spanish: "Gate of the Bridge") is a Renaissance gate in Córdoba, Andalusia

History

The gate is located on the site of previous Roman and Moorish gates, which united the city to the Roman Bridge.

The construction of a new, larger and more modern gate was commissioned to architect Hernán Ruiz III by the city's governor Alonso González de Arteaga on 18 February 1572.

The structure has a central square passage, sided by two couples of Doric columns, surmounted by a Classic-style entablature.

Sources

__ (1995). Guía artística de la provincia de Córdoba. El Grupo Arca.

External links

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Córdoba in 3D (Spanish)

Córdoba, Andalusia

Historic centre of Córdoba	Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos Calahorra Tower Caliphal Baths Episcopal Palace Hospital of Cardenal Salazar Malmuerta Tower Mills of the Guadalquivir Mosque–Cathedral Palacio de la Merced Plaza de Toros de los Califas Public Library Puerta del Puente Roman bridge Roman mausoleum Royal Stables Roman temple Roman walls San Sebastián Hospital Synagogue Torre de Belén

Churches	Juramento de San Rafael San Bartolomé Santa Clara Santa Cruz San Juan y Todos los Santos San Lorenzo Santa María Magdalena Santa Marina San Miguel San Nicolás de la Villa San Pablo San Pedro

Coordinates: 37°52′40″N 4°46′45″W / 37.8778°N 4.7791°W / 37.8778; -4.7791

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