Puerta del Cambrón: Difference between revisions

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" or "Gate of Saint Leocadia",Template:Harvnp 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 the towers, before the last reconstruction of the gate, In 1576. It has the cataloging of Bien de Interés Cultural.

Features

Of Renaissance style,Template:Harvnp has two pairs of towers and two arches, being built of stone and brick. Template:Harvnp It suffered a couple of reconstructions in the decade of 1570, the last one towards 1576. Hernán González and Diego de VelascoTemplate:Harvnp, as well as Juan Bautista Monegro would sculpt a figure of Leocadia in the gate. The gate was little damaged during the Spanish Civil War.Template:Harvnp

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  Detail of one of the towers
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  Northwest facade
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  Northwest facade, external side
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  Inscription
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  Detail of the gate

Notes

• This contains information taken from the homonymous article in the Spanish Wikipedia.

References

Illustration by A. Wallace Rimington, published in The Cities of Spain (1909)Template:Harvnp

Bibliography

• Alguacil Casiano. Toledo artistic monuments. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |other= ignored (|others= suggested) (help)

• Ana María Arias de Cossío (2010). The art of the Spanish Renaissance. Encuentro. ISBN 9788499205090.

• Edward Hutto (1906). The cities of Spain. New York. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |editorial= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

• Fernando Marías (1986). The Renaissance architecture in Toledo (1541-1631). Editorial CSIC - CSIC Press. ISBN 9788400061760. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |linkautor= ignored (help)