Gate of Elvira
Historic site in Granada, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gate of Elvira (Spanish: Puerta de Elvira) is an arch located in Granada, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1896.[citation needed] It is located at the beginning of Calle Elvira (Elvira Street), on the edge of the Albaicín neighbourhood.
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Gate of Elvira | |
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Native name Spanish: Puerta primitiva de entrada a la Ciudad de Granada | |
Location | Granada, Spain |
Official name | Puerta de Elvira (puerta primitiva de entrada a la Ciudad de Granada) |
Type | Non-movable |
Criteria | Monument |
Designated | 1896 |
Reference no. | RI-51-0000009-00001 |
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The gate was formerly known as Bāb Ilbīra in Arabic.[1] It was originally part of the 11th-century Zirid walls, but in the 14th century it was rebuilt into a heavily-fortified structure in order to be incorporated into the new Nasrid extension of the walls. Only a part of the gate remains today.[2] A large Muslim cemetery, known as the Ibn Malik Cemetery, formerly existed outside this gate. The present-day Royal Hospital (Hospital Real) stands over a part of this former cemetery.[3]