Nasrid period, it stood at the corner of a public square of the same name, Plaza de Bibarrambla. The gate was demolished between 1873 and 1884. In 1935, it was partially reconstructed by Leopoldo Torres Balbás in the woods outside the Alhambra
, where it stands today.
Etymology
The Spanish name Bibrambla or Bibarrambla comes from the gate's Arabic name, Bab al-Ramla, meaning "Gate of Sand" or "Gate of the Sandbank".[3] The gate was later nicknamed "Arch of the Ears" (Spanish: Arco de las Orejas).[1] Local legend suggests that this name is linked to the tradition of taking the ears (and other body parts) of executed criminals and hanging them for display.[4] Another theory suggests that during the reign of Philip IV of Spain, a floating tablao carrying too many people had sunk. The ears of dead women were mutilated in an effort to remove their earrings, giving the Gate of the Ears its name.[5]