View from the outside of the city., 250px The Puerta de Bisagra Nueva ("The New Bisagra Gate") is the best known city gate of

Toledo, Spain Toledo ( ; ) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain, the capital of the province of Toledo and the ''de jure'' seat of the government and parliament of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castilla� ...

. The gate is of Moorish origin, but the main part was built in 1559 by

Alonso de Covarrubias Alonso de Covarrubias ( Torrijos, Toledo 1488–1570) was a Spanish architect and sculptor of the Renaissance, active mainly in Toledo. Works Covarrubias' works include: His first work was associated with Antón Egas and Juan Guas, in a style ...

.Harold Osborne, ''The Oxford Companion to Art'', Clarendon Press, 1970 It carries the coat of arms of the emperor

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. It superseded the Puerta Bisagra Antigua as the main entrance to the city. File:Puerta de Bisagra Toledo - coat of arms of Emp. Carlos V.JPG, Coat of arms of emperor Charles V File:Puerta Nueva de Bisagra (interior).jpg, View from the interior courtyard File:Puerta Vieja de Bisagra, Toledo.jpg, Overview

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Bisagra nueva Buildings and structures completed in 1559 {{Toledo-struct-stub

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