The classical gate
A sixteenth-century gate with classical columns, standing alone today.
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The Puerta del Puente is a stone triumphal gate at the northern end of the Roman bridge, at the entrance to old Córdoba. The present gate is sixteenth-century and classical in style, built under Philip II, but an older Islamic gate stood on the same spot and was the city's formal entrance. Everyone arriving in Córdoba over the bridge came through here: trading caravans, pilgrims, armies and ambassadors. Today the gate stands alone, the walls around it long removed, between the bridge and the Mezquita. It is free and always in the open, and makes a good photo stop, particularly with the bridge behind and the Mezquita in front.
A sixteenth-century gate with classical columns, standing alone today.
Between the bridge and the Mezquita — the best point to get both in one frame.
A tall column with a statue near the gate, raised in thanks after a plague struck the city.
Calle Puente, 14003 Córdoba
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Ten minutes. Make it part of the walk between the Roman bridge and the Mezquita — it lies exactly on that route.
The upper terrace sometimes opens for a small fee, giving a close view over the bridge and river. It is not always open, though — ask on site or at the nearby tourist information office.