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The Puerta de Bisagra Nueva, known as one of the best-known city gates of Toledo, Spain, is of Moorish origin. The main part of the gate was built in 1559 by Alonso de Covarrubias.
The gate carries the coat of arms of the emperor Charles V. It served as the main entrance to the city, superseding the Puerta Bisagra Antigua.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
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The 13th-century Church of St James the Great in Toledo, Spain 61 m Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0 
The Hospital de Tavera: A Renaissance Marvel Outside Toledo's City Core 290 m Photo: Luis Rogelio HM, CC BY-SA 2.0 
The palace that served as the seat of the Inquisition Calle de Recoletos 1 · 357 m Photo: José Luis Filpo Cabana, CC BY 3.0 
El Greco's evolution in Toledo at Museo de Santa Cruz 533 m Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0 
A fortress of history and nationalism in Toledo 634 m Photo: Carlos Delgado, CC BY-SA 3.0 es 
Puente de Alcántara Toledo · 701 m Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0 
The Azulejos-Floored Church in Toledo 770 m Photo: Antonio.velez, CC BY-SA 3.0 es 
Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca (Sinagoga de Santa María La Blanca) or the Synagogue of Joseph ben Shoshan, Toledo, Spain C. de los Reyes Católicos, 4, 45002 Toledo, Spain · 772 m 
The Covento de San Gil: From a Convent to the Seat of the Cortes of Castilla-La Calle Calvario, Toledo · 1 km Photo: Kus Cámara from Madrid, España, CC BY 2.0 
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