Toledo city walls

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The Toledo city walls are a historic defensive fortification encircling the old city of Toledo, Spain, dating back to Roman times and expanded through the Visigothic, Muslim, and Christian periods.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city wall
cultural heritage site
defensive fortification
adjacentTo Tagus River
architecturalStyle Islamic military architecture
Roman military architecture
medieval Christian military architecture
conservationStatus partially preserved
country Spain
encircles historic centre of Toledo
old city of Toledo
expandedDuring Castilian Christian rule
Muslim rule in Toledo
Visigothic period
follows contours of the Tagus River gorge
hasPart Puerta de Alcántara
Puerta de Bisagra
Puerta del Cambrón
Puerta del Sol
bastions
city gates of Toledo
towers
hasViewOf Tagus River
Toledo skyline
heritageDesignation part of Historic City of Toledo UNESCO World Heritage Site
inception Roman period
locatedIn Castile-La Mancha
Spain
Toledo
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
materialUsed masonry
stone
originallyBuiltBy Romans
partOf Historic City of Toledo
Toledo city fortifications
linked to: Toledo city walls
significantEvent sieges of Toledo in the Middle Ages
significantReconstruction Christian medieval period
Islamic period
Visigothic period
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1986
usedFor control of access to the city
defense
symbolic representation of power

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Puente de San Martín hasViewOf Toledo city walls
Puerta de Bisagra partOf fortifications of Toledo
linked to: Toledo city walls
Puente de Alcántara partOf fortifications of Toledo
linked to: Toledo city walls
Puente de Alcántara hasViewOf Toledo city walls
Toledo city walls partOf Toledo city fortifications
linked to: Toledo city walls
Tagus River gorge associatedWith Toledo city walls