Puerta del Cambrón, Toledo, Spain

The Puerta del Cambrón is a city gate located in the west sector of Toledo. It was last reconstructed in 1576. Of Renaissance style, has two pairs of towers and two arches, being built of stone and brick. Hernán González and Diego de Velasco, as well as Juan Bautista Monegro would sculpt a figure of Leocadia in the gate.

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Ally Frank (2 years ago)
very pretty!! climb up the stairs on the sides for the best views

Jerry Zhang (3 years ago)
nice gate

AM P (4 years ago)
Ok

Mattijs Louwye (6 years ago)
Walk through it and enjoy your view

Ивайло Борисов (6 years ago)
This gate owes its name to the spiny buckthorn bushes all around it which are known in Spanish as cambroneras.

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