Puerta del Sol, Toledo, Spain

The Puerta del Sol or Gate of the Sun, seen here in the evening light, was built in the 13th century by the Knights Hospitaller to access the medina. Above the horseshoe arch between the two towers is a relief showing the descent of the Virgin Mary, 666, to impose the chasuble on St Ildefonso, Archbishop of Toledo, as a reward for his defence of his chastity under the Sun and Moon from which the name of the gate derives.Toledo is a former capital of Spain, and cultural centre where Jews, Muslims and Christians co-existed

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