Media Category: Spain-Toledo 2021

Me at the tower entrance of the medieval Puente de San Martín or St. Martin’s Bridge. The bridge, with its five arches, crosses the river Tagus in Toledo. (Sept. 17, 2021)

Looking down towards the 13th century defensive tower of the medieval Puente de San Martín or St. Martin’s Bridge. This bridge linked the city of Toledo to the west. An earlier bridge was destroyed by flooding and it is thought that this rebuilt bridge was completed by the early 14th century. Defensive towers are at each end of the bridge. (Sept. 17, 2021)

The medieval Puente de San Martín or St. Martin’s Bridge was constructed in the late 14th century by archbishop Pedro Tenorio to provide access to the old town from the west, complementing the older Puente de Alcántara linking to the east. Both sides of the bridge were heavily fortified with towers, the more recent dating from the 16th century. (Sept. 17, 2021)

The medieval Puente de San Martín or St. Martin’s Bridge was constructed in the late 14th century by archbishop Pedro Tenorio to provide access to the old town from the west, complementing the older Puente de Alcántara linking to the east. Both sides of the bridge were heavily fortified with towers, the more recent dating from the 16th century. (Sept. 17, 2021)

The Puente de San Martín (English: St Martin’s Bridge) is a medieval bridge across the river Tagus in Toledo, Spain.

The Puente de San Martín features five arches, with the largest in the middle having a span of 40 meters.[1] Only very few bridges in the world were that long at the time of its construction.

The Puente de San Martín (English: St Martin’s Bridge) is a medieval bridge across the river Tagus in Toledo, Spain.

The Puente de San Martín features five arches, with the largest in the middle having a span of 40 meters.[1] Only very few bridges in the world were that long at the time of its construction.

The Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes in Toledo, my very first time here, was founded by the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon and built between 1477 and 1504. It was intended to be their own pantheon. (Sept. 17, 2021)