Algeciras Gate

Algeciras Gate
Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Site information
TypeGate
OwnerGovernment of Gibraltar
Location
Location in Gibraltar
Algeciras Gate is located in Gibraltar
Algeciras Gate
Algeciras Gate
Location within Gibraltar
Coordinates36°08′23″N 5°21′17″W / 36.139707°N 5.354849°W / 36.139707; -5.354849
King‘s Bastion, a fort in the city of Gibraltar
King’s Bastion now stands in the former location of Algeciras Gate which was destroyed during its construction.

Algeciras Gate was a city gate in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It was located on the site of what later became King's Bastion and was removed during construction of the bastion by the Spanish in 1575. The Algeciras Gate was Moorish in style and adorned with detail, including motifs of keys.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Gilbard, George James (1887). A popular history of Gibraltar. p. 69.