The gate that guides kings

The gate that guides kings

One of the only three city gates that remain today of the original walls of Seville - and a symbol that has guided kings, long before maps had been invented.

Stand where kings have stood. Puerta de la Macarena, also known as Arco de la Macarena, is one of the few remaining remnants of Seville's original city walls. Its current appearance results from an 18th-century renovation, during which the Islamic architectural elements were replaced by classicist style. The gate connects to the Puerta de Cordoba and is located on the northernmost entrance of the walls, closest to the Altarpiece of the Virgin of the Gate of Macarena, created by painter Manuel Rodríguez and inaugurated in 1923. It is located in the calle Resolana, against the Basílica de La Macarena and near the Hospital de las Cinco Llagas, part of the historic centre of Seville.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

Written by Nicolo Ciampini

Discuss this with the author and others

No comments yet. Be the first to start the conversation.