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LL/93742
Charles Clifford
1858 (ca)
Puerta del Sol, Toledo
[Photographic Souvenir of Spain vol. II]

Albumen print
41.0 x 31.0 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2700119
 
Photograph of the Puerta del Sol gateway in the city of Toledo, Spain. The main archway exhibits a Moorish design, featuring a pointed arched centre above which are a series of looped arches in relief. At the top of the gateway are a series of crenellations.
 
The gateway is named after the sun that appears on a medallion above the archway. The gateway was built in the 14th Century by the Knights Hospitaller.
 
From the Collection of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
 
LL/93742


 

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