It was the main access to the city of Valencia. It must be taken into account that the roads of the other two capitals of the Crown of Aragon reached them: Barcelona and Zaragoza.
In 2000 a cleaning of the monument was carried out.
It was the main access to the city of Valencia. It must be taken into account that the roads of the other two capitals of the Crown of Aragon reached them: Barcelona and Zaragoza.
In 2000 a cleaning of the monument was carried out.
These doors housed for a time, during the Civil War, the works of art from the Prado Museum; guarded by the Republican Government before the danger of destruction by the aerial bombings on Madrid.
The gates of Serranos never fulfilled a defensive function (they were never attacked). They did serve, as a reception for kings and for celebrations. These towers were also used as a prison from 1586 to 1887.
The appearance they offered after its construction was different, since the tracery were painted reddish. The "claves" and the beginnings of the vaults were painted by Marçal del Sax and Pere Nicolau.
The battlements of the coastal path or barbican had to be restored, under the direction of José Aixa Íñigo, starting in 1890. In many photos from the 19th century they are destroyed.
The current bridge was built from 1518 to 1550. The old one was known to Muslims as Al-Qantara.
This bridge had two "casalicios" like the ones that now have the Trinidad bridge. They were destroyed during the War of Independence.
In 2012 it became pedestrianized.