Puerta de San Andrés (Segovia)

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.

Puerta de San Andrés
View of the Puerta de San Andrés
Alternative namesPuerta de la Judería
Puerta del Socorro
General information
StatusIntact
TypeCity gate
LocationSegovia, Castile and León, Spain
Coordinates40°56′59.20″N 4°7′37.71″W
Completedc. 15th century
Design and construction
ArchitectJuan Guas (possibly)

Description
Old photograph of the gate, showing damage to one of the towers

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]

References
  1. Asenjo González, María (1986). Segovia: la ciudad y su tierra a fines del medievo (in Spanish). Diputación Provincial de Segovia. p. 57.
  2. Oliver Copons, Eduardo (1916). El Alcázar de Segovia: monografía histórica (in Spanish) (2002 ed.). Valladolid: Maxtor. p. XLIII. ISBN 9788495636874.
  3. Gila y Fidalgo, Félix (1906). Guía y plano de Segovia (in Spanish) (2010 ed.). Maxtor. p. 21. ISBN 9788497618205.
  4. Cooper, Edward (1991). Castillos señoriales en la Corona de Castilla (in Spanish). 1. University of Salamanca. p. 48. ISBN 9788478461127.
  5. Cabello y Dodero, Francisco Javier (1949). Guía de Segovia (in Spanish). Segovia: Junta Provincial del Turismo. pp. 64–67.
  6. López, M. A. (12 January 2011). "Las últimas obras de la Puerta de San Andrés garantizan la conservación del monumento". El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). Segovia. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017.
  7. "Ministerio de Instrucción Pública y Bellas Artes: Decretos" (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid (in Spanish) (155). 4 June 1931. p. 1184. ISSN 0212-1220. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2018.
  8. Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte (ed.). "Consulta a la base de datos de bienes inmuebles".

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