Puerta del Puente, a photo from Cordoba, Andalucia

Photographer's Note

A view of the Puerta del Puente, or Gate of the Bridge, from the Roman Bridge in Cordoba, Southern Spain.

In the sixteenth century, the authorities in Cordoba decided to provide the city with a new gate to replace the one that had that already existed there for centuries and was in a poor condition. On February 18, 1572 the order was given by the mayor Alonso Gonzalez de Arteaga for the construction of a new Bridge Gate.

The gate chosen for replacement was one of the most important in the city receiving the most movement of people and supplies. An opportunity was also seen to improve the city with a significant work of art. Work proceeded over four years, however, possibly due to lack of funds it was never completed.

In 1912, under King Alfonso XIII, the adjoining city walls were removed and the gate rebuilt as a memorial gate. Further work was carried out in the late nineteen-fifties. Finally, in the early part of the twenty-first century it was subject to cleaning works. The opportunity was also taken at that time to carry out archaeological investigations.

(Source: Wikipedia)

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jemaflor (147018) 2017-07-03 23:16

Salut Stephen,
Une intéressante architecture avec ce monument bien cadré, joli rendu de la lumière et des teintes.

emka (158030) 2017-07-03 23:30

Hello Stephen,

What a sky! Excellent view of the gate and the area behind it. Nice lively atmosphere.

Kind regrad s Malgo

dkmurphys (79209) 2017-07-03 23:37

Good morning,
How lovely those ruins are! I like the relaxing mood and the warm sunny day. Well seen.

Daniel

Tue (92302) 2017-07-04 0:41

Hello Stephen,
What a great view across the bridge towards the grand entrance to the city. The gate looks beautiful and the buildings, towers and monuments beyond it make a great cityscape underneath a perfectly blue sky. The people add some other bright colours and add a calm, peaceful mood.
Lars

abmdsudi (95869) 2017-07-04 1:01

Hi Stephen
Nice compo of this historical landmark on a grand scale with lavishly decorated masonry and cracking backdrop features. This does have startling clarity, great contrast good sense of depth & scale visually boosted by colourful visitors. It's bold and standout shot, Congrats.
Best regards

papagolf21 (152607) 2017-07-04 1:15

Bonjour, cher Stephen,
Je découvre l'Espagne sous un angle différent. Je m'aperçois que ce pays bénéficiait d'autant de richesses.
Cela donne envie de visiter cet ensemble étonnant.
Merci du partage.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Silvio1953 (221463) 2017-07-04 1:35

Ciao Stephen, great view of fantastic gate, lovely composition with a lot of people, splendid light, excellent clarity and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Royaldevon (85862) 2017-07-04 2:03

Hello Stephen,

This looks amazing on Beta!
The depth is immense created by your fine viewpoint, looking down the ramp, allowing us to see into the courtyard and above the courtyard.
Excellent clarity and sense of perspective.
The whole scene looks so warm and welcoming!

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

holmertz (102604) 2017-07-04 2:28

Hello Stephen,
There is a fine view of not just the gate but also of the street into the city and the magnificent buildings lining it. The people provide, as always, a sense of scale and colours. It's a well exposed photo from a very bright day.
Kind regards,
Gert

kim_gwan (1142) 2017-07-04 4:24

Hi Stephen,

it is always applaudable to have different shots/perspective of the same place

Excellent architecture presentation with crowd walking towards it

Love the colors

Ralf

pajaran (115779) 2017-07-04 4:30

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled i trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad, lepo pokazana stara arhitektura, dobar kontarst i perspektiva, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak sa posetiocima. Lepa stara arhitektura i detalji na fasadi.
Imajte lep i uspesan dan, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good day.
A nice look and a moment, interesting and good text ...
Good work, beautifully demonstrated old architecture, good contrast and perspective, nice colors, nice caught moment with visitors. Beautiful old architecture and details on the facade.
Have a nice and successful day, all the best.

Nicou (193806) 2017-07-04 4:33

Hello

Quel ciel pur et limpide quelle image et compo quelle vue sueprbe compo et ces colonnes avec les personnages quelle architecture et vue quel ensemble merveilleux.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

pierrefonds (114347) 2017-07-04 4:48

Hi Stephen,

The presence of people is animating the scene. The point of view is showing the details of the Gate of the Bridge and of the buildings. The light is giving good colors rendering. Have a nice day.

Pierre

jhm (211736) 2017-07-04 5:20

Hello Stephen,

Nice daily life picture with a wonderful architecture in background.
This is an extraordinarily picture but wonderful composition.
Sharp and clear presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Sergiom (117241) 2017-07-04 5:32

Bonjour Stephen,

Un très beau point de vue sur une très belle ville. De cette rue on a l'impression d'entrer en groupe dans une ville antique avec ces colonnes très impressionnantes.

Amicalement

Serge

Fis2 (170639) 2017-07-04 7:09

Witaj Stephen!
Very curious building, gate makes impression.
Excellent frame, colors and light.
Well done.

rychem (72187) 2017-07-04 9:00

Fantastic historic architecture, so many decorative elements, excellent quality of the photo, I guess in May there are not so many tourists, I can imagine it is in summer simply crowded
regards Ryszard

carlo62 (81265) 2017-07-04 14:43

Ciao Stephen
credo che sia la prima volta che vedo la porta di questo magnifico ponte, mi piace la foto e mi piace la condivisione.
Saluti
Carlo

ChrisJ (171794) 2017-07-04 15:37

Salut Stephen,

A nice view of Cordoba from the old Roman bridge with the columned gate providing an interesting focal point. Good sharpness and excellent warm cold color contrasts. Tfs!

macjake (98402) 2017-07-04 23:12

Hi Stephen
you'd think after all those years they'd find the time and money to complete the project! My goodness!

Now it just looks kinda weird, but i guess thats also part of its charm.

the scene you captured here is super sharp, clear, and has attractive lighting, looks great. cheers
Craig

ikeharel (113241) 2017-07-05 4:46

The leading way to the Masquita, passing the Roman impressive gate, the place just barely changed since our visit in 06/1998, Stephen.
A well preseved quarter. The photo has wonderful light-brown colors of the walls and edifices, contrast to the (almost always) blue sky, enliven by the visitors.
Best regards,
Ike

Cricri (176) 2017-07-05 22:50

Hello Stephen
Très jolie , c'est comme nous suivions le groupe de personne a la découverte de cette architecture magnifique, jolies teintes
belle journée
cricri

COSTANTINO (116377) 2017-07-05 22:53

Hello dear friend and have a nice time
and a happy new day
great view from Puerta del Puente
with excellent architectural details
very well composed from the Roman
Bridge in Cordoba Southern Spain
welldone and wellseen
regards
Costantino

cornejo (61504) 2017-07-06 10:09

Hi Stephen, very good photograph of this beautiful and interesting composition with the door of the famous Roman bridge, very well captured in this beautiful image, with good clarity, light, color and quality. Great and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations, my friend. Thank you for sharing this beautiful work.

Good night and happy weekend.
Best wishes from the south of Spain.
Angel.