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The Puerta de Europa is the second tallest twin towers in Spain after the Torres de Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The Gate of Europe towers were designed by the American architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee , built by Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas [ 1 ] and commissioned by the Kuwait Investment Office (hence their initial ...
The Puerta de Bisagra Nueva ("The New Bisagra Gate") is the best known city gate of Toledo, Spain. The gate is of Moorish origin, but the main part was built in 1559 by Alonso de Covarrubias. [1] It carries the coat of arms of the emperor Charles V. It superseded the Puerta Bisagra Antigua as the main entrance to the city.
To do this, a replica was made under the direction of the engineer Juan A. de las Heras Azcona, being located in the opposite position to the original, that is, facing the city. The new San Vicente gate then moved to the Juan de Villanueva fountain, which had been in that location since 1952, and was moved to the Parque del Oeste. [5] [6]
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General view of the gate, internal side. The Puerta del Cambrón is a gate located in the west sector of the Spanish city of Toledo, in Castile-La Mancha.Also called previously "Gate of the Jews" [1] or "Gate of Saint Leocadia", has been speculated The possibility that the name of the gate, del Cambrón, had its origin in the growth of a thorn bush or plant at the top of the ruins of one of ...
Puerta de Hierro (Spanish for Iron Gate) is a monument of the second half of the 18th century, located in the northwest of Madrid, Spain, in the district of Moncloa near the Monte de El Pardo. It occupies a landscaped traffic island, defined by several branches of the highway A-6 and M-30, an enclave which is difficult to access.
The Puerta de Alcalá is a Neo-classical gate in the Plaza de la Independencia in Madrid, Spain. It was a gate of the former Walls of Philip IV . It stands near the city center and several meters away from the main entrance to the Parque del Buen Retiro .
La Puerta del Sol, translated as The Gateway of the Sun, is one of the largest sculptures in Chihuahua, Mexico. It is also known as The Gateway of the Obelisks. La Puerta del Sol is one of the most characteristic sculptures of Chihuahua. It is located at Periferico de la Juvendtud and Circuito Universitario avenues.