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Puente de Alcantara Description
Below the Hospital de Santa Cruz, to the east, the deep gorge of the Tagus is spanned by the Puente de Alcántara. Originally a Roman structure, the bridge was completely rebuilt by the Moors in 866, and in its present form dates mainly from the 13th and 14th centuries. At the west end is a gate tower, the Puerta de Alcántara (1484), at the east end a Baroque gateway of 1721. From the bridge there is a magnificent view of the town, rising steeply up from the river, and of the Alcázar.
Hobbies & Activities category: Dam, bridge, lock, waterway;  Town walls, fortifications, gates;  Scenic site or route
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