Puerta de San Andrés | |
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![]() View of the Puerta de San Andrés | |
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Alternative names | Puerta de la Judería Puerta del Socorro |
General information | |
Status | Intact |
Type | City gate |
Location | Segovia, Castile and León, Spain |
Coordinates | 40°56′59.20″N 4°7′37.71″W / 40.9497778°N 4.1271417°W |
Completed | c. 15th century |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Juan Guas (possibly) |
The Puerta de San Andrés ( Spanish for "Gate of Saint Andrew") is a city gate in Segovia, Castile and León, Spain, forming part of the city's medieval fortifications. It is listed as a Bien de Interés Cultural.
The gateway has also been known as the Puerta de la Judería [1] or the Puerta del Socorro, [2] and it is located on the south side of the walls of Segovia. [1] It has two towers, one square and one polygonal, an arch, a gallery of irregular windows, loopholes, cornices, pyramidal battlements and heraldic shields. [3] It is located in a strategic position overlooking the Río Clamores. [3] It has been speculated that its construction could have been carried out by the master stonemason Juan Guas. [4]
By the end of the 19th century, the polygonal wall tower had deteriorated and part of it had collapsed, and it was still in ruins as of 1947. [5] It was later restored back to its original appearance. [6]
On 3 June 1931 it was declared a Monumento Histórico-Artístico, through a decree published in the Gaceta de Madrid signed by the President of the Provisional Government of the Second Spanish Republic, Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, and the Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts, Marcelino Domingo. [7] It is currently classified as a Bien de Interés Cultural. [8]
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