PAST AND PRESENT: Landport Gate
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The first gate at Landport may have been built during the Islamic period. Significant rebuilding works took place during the Spanish period, particularly under the engineer Luis Bravo de Acuña, who prepared several detailed plans of Gibraltar and its fortifications in 1627. The gate appears in these plans.During the Spanish period, the gate was known as ‘la Puerta de Tierra’ (‘the Land Gate’). In contrast, ‘la Puerta de la Mar’ (‘the Sea Gate’) was located in the adjacent Barcina district (today Casemates).
The first gate at Landport may have been built during the Islamic period. Significant rebuilding works took place during the Spanish period, particularly under the engineer Luis Bravo de Acuña, who prepared several detailed plans of Gibraltar and its fortifications in 1627. The gate appears in these plans.During the Spanish period, the gate was known as ‘la Puerta de Tierra’ (‘the Land Gate’). In contrast, ‘la Puerta de la Mar’ (‘the Sea Gate’) was located in the adjacent Barcina district (today Casemates).
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