Puerta del Puente

The Gate of the Bridge, in Cordoba

The Gate of the Bridge is an elegant Renaissance monument that marks the entrance of the Roman bridge of Cordoba. The Cordoba audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this monumental arch, a symbolic threshold of the city, near the Mosque-cathedral.

A Renaissance arch at the entrance of the city

The Gate of the Bridge is a Renaissance-style monument, raised in the sixteenth century on the site of older gates, Roman then Islamic. In the form of a triumphal arch with columns, it marks the monumental entrance of the city at the end of the Roman bridge, very close to the Mosque-cathedral. A witness of the splendour of Cordoba in the Renaissance era, it constitutes a symbolic threshold between the river and the historic heart of the city.

What to see

You admire the monumental Renaissance arch with columns, which marks the entrance of the city at the end of the Roman bridge, near the Mosque-cathedral. The Gate of the Bridge is a symbolic threshold of Cordoba. It is a stop for lovers of architecture, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Gate of the Bridge lies at the end of the Roman bridge, near the Mosque-cathedral, in the heart of Cordoba, reachable on foot. It is an open-air monument, freely visible at all times from the public space; access to its top, when it is offered, follows its own hours. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

What is the Gate of the Bridge in Cordoba?

A sixteenth-century Renaissance monument in the form of a triumphal arch, which marks the entrance of the city at the end of the Roman bridge, near the Mosque-cathedral.

Where is the Gate of the Bridge?

At the end of the Roman bridge, near the Mosque-cathedral, in the heart of Cordoba.