Puerta de San Andrés (Segovia) explained

Puerta de San Andrés
Alternate Names:Puerta de la Judería
Puerta del Socorro
Status:Intact
Building Type:City gate
Location:Segovia, Castile and León, Spain
Coordinates:40.9498°N -4.1271°W
Completion Date: 15th century
Architect:Juan Guas (possibly)

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.

Description

The gateway has also been known as the Puerta de la Judería or the Puerta del Socorro,[1] and it is located on the south side of the walls of Segovia.[2] 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 Spanish; Castilian: 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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Oliver Copons . Eduardo . El Alcázar de Segovia: monografía histórica . 1916 . 2002 . Maxtor . Valladolid . 9788495636874 . XLIII . Spanish.
  2. Book: Asenjo González . María . Segovia: la ciudad y su tierra a fines del medievo . 1986 . Diputación Provincial de Segovia . 57 . 9788450531121 . Spanish.
  3. Book: Gila y Fidalgo . Félix . Guía y plano de Segovia . 1906 . Maxtor . 9788497618205 . 21 . 2010 . Spanish.
  4. Book: Cooper . Edward . Castillos señoriales en la Corona de Castilla . 1991 . . 9788478461127 . 1 . 48 . Spanish.
  5. Book: Cabello y Dodero . Francisco Javier . Guía de Segovia . 1949 . Junta Provincial del Turismo . Segovia . 64–67 . Spanish.
  6. News: López . M. A. . Las últimas obras de la Puerta de San Andrés garantizan la conservación del monumento . . 12 January 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170222053321/http://www.elnortedecastilla.es/v/20110112/segovia/ultimas-obras-puerta-andres-20110112.html . 22 February 2017 . Segovia . Spanish.
  7. News: Ministerio de Instrucción Pública y Bellas Artes: Decretos . Gaceta de Madrid . 155 . 4 June 1931 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180722184826/https://www.boe.es/datos/pdfs/BOE/1931/155/A01181-01185.pdf . 22 July 2018 . 1184 . Spanish . 0212-1220.
  8. Web site: Consulta a la base de datos de bienes inmuebles . Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte.