Puerta del Reloj, Cartagena
The Puerta del Reloj (pronounced
Also the gate was protected by the bastions of San Pedro Apóstol (now disappeared) and the one of San Juan Bautista.
It has a Postclassic style in its facade, precursory of those that advocated the treaties on fortification of second half of 18th century. The Puerta del Reloj is the work of the Spanish military engineer
For the connoisseurs, this gate is one of the most successful works of the Spanish-American Fortification School and possibly one of the best preserved in the New World, as it strictly complies with the opinions of the Vauban school.
Among the locals this gate is known as Boca del Puente, but for non-natives of Cartagena it is simply the Puerta del Reloj.
History
Built between 1704 and 1738, Herrera undertook the repair of the 1631 "Puerta del Puente" or Gate of the Bridge, which overlooked a wooden bridge dating from 1540. This was a wooden viaduct that passed over the Caño de San Anastasio, a seawater rivulet separating the island of Getsemaní from the island of Calamarí.[2][3]
Gallery
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Puerta del Reloj in 1920.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Guamán Poma (1615). "Guaman Poma, Nueva corónica y buen gobierno (1615)". Royal Library, Denmark website. p. 1033.
- ISBN 9789583601347.
- ^ traviatacartagena.com. "La Torre del Reloj. Testigo Silencioso de un pasado".
- ^ FERNANDO CARREÑO ARRÁZOLA. "Retratos de la nostalgia". El Universal (Cartagena).