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XE3A6001 - Torre y puerta de la Justicia – Tower and gate of Justice (Granada)

La Puerta de la Justicia, Bab al-Sharia, es una de las cuatro puertas que dan entrada al recinto palaciego de la Alhambra, e integrada en la Torre de la Justicia. Mandada a construir por orden del rey Yusuf I, finalizando su edificación en 1348.

Junto a la Puerta de la Justicia, y a su izquierda se encuentra un baluarte circular de artillería, tras el cual se haya el Pilar de Carlos V. A la derecha una pequeña fuente dedicada al escritor Washington Irving.

 

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The Gate of Justice, Bab al-Sharia, is one of the four gates that lead into the palace complex of the Alhambra and is part of the Tower of Justice. It was commissioned by King Yusuf I and completed in 1348.

Next to the Justice Gate, and to the left of it, is a circular artillery bastion, behind which is the Pillar of Charles V. On the right is a small fountain dedicated to the writer Washington Irving.

 

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Uploaded on February 1, 2023
Taken on October 5, 2019