Puerta de Bisagra
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Puerta de Bisagra Antigua.
The Puerta de Bisagra (originally Bab al-Saqra, also called 'Puerta de Alfonso VI') is a city gate of Toledo, Spain, built in the 10th century, in the time of the taifa of Toledo. It is also called 'Bisagra Antigua' to distinguish it from the Puerta de Bisagra Nueva which was built in 1559. The gate was the main entrance to the city and dates from the Andalusian period.
References
- Clara Delgado Valero, Regreso a tulaytula: Guía del Toledo islámico: siglos VIII-XI, ed. Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha, 1999, p. 133-4
External links
- Page at Museum With No Frontiers (MWNF) (retrieved on December 4, 2008)
- Photos on Oronoz.com (retrieved on December 4, 2008)
- "Arrabal Quarter and Puerta Bisagra" on Archnet
- Page at Castilla-La Mancha, Discover and Feel
Coordinates: 39°51′44″N 4°01′34″W / 39.8622°N 4.0262°W
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