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Puerta de Córdoba de Carmona

Carmona, Campiña de Carmona, Seville

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Puerta de Córdoba de Carmona

Monument · Carmona, Campiña de Carmona, Seville

1st-century AD Roman triumphal gate, built under Augustus or Tiberius in the walls of Carmo, flanked by two semi-octagonal towers. The 1504 earthquake brought down one of its towers, and in 1603 the central arches collapsed; both instances of damage were repaired, and between 1796 and 1800 the architect José de Echamorro gave it its current Neoclassical appearance, with a round arch, paired columns, and a balcony beneath a triangular pediment. Restored in 2000, it now houses an interpretation center and has been a Bien de Interés Cultural, Spain's highest level of heritage protection, since 1931.

Photo: Antonio M. Romero Dorado (Public domain)

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