Puerta de las Granadas

Today: Puerta de las Granadas, Granada

Place: Granada
Kind: Gate
Built: 1526
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Open to visit

The Renaissance gate, in the form of a Roman triumphal arch, begun in 1526 to commemorate the visit of Charles V to Granada after his wedding to Isabella of Portugal, under the direction of Pedro Machuca. It replaced the Islamic gate of Bib al-Buxar and takes its name from the three pomegranates that crown its pediment. It is the best-known historic way into the Alhambra through its forest.

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