File:Cordoba Gate - Carmona.jpg

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English: This is a very old Roman era gate in Carmona, Spain. The road to Cordoba entered at this gate giving it its name. The Cordoba Gate was erected between the late 1st century B.C. and early 1st century A.D. in a natural hollow, at the point where the Via Augusta exited the city in the direction of Cordoba. It was originally built with three openings for pedestrians and carriages and flanked by two octagonal towers made of ashlars cut from local rock. In Roman times, Carmona had four gates that allowed communication with the outside walled city, of which only two remain: Seville and Cordoba. It is located at the end of the former Decumanus, the avenue that the Romans built extending from east to west in their camps and villages. Thus from this door you come straight to the Puerta de Sevilla passing midway through the Plaza de San Fernando, the former forum of the Roman city of Carmo. It is the only Roman gate in Spain with three existing arcs, the lateral arches currently integrated into homes that are next to the gate. Successive modifications changed the facade of the gate, adorning it with Renaissance statues and coats of arms that no longer exist. It was later transformed into a neoclassical style. [Waymarking website]
Date 5 October 2019, 00:48:07 (according to Exif data)
Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/pavdw/49375255643/
Author Paul VanDerWerf
Camera location37° 28′ 34.91″ N, 5° 38′ 00.83″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Me in ME at https://flickr.com/photos/12357841@N02/49375255643 (archive). It was reviewed on 16 February 2020 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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