It was built in the late 1300s to provide access from the west; the east side already had an entrance. This one crosses the Tagus River, which offers an additional level of protection for the city. There are five arches in all, and the middle one measures at 40 meters - which by the standards of the day was extraordinary.
Not surprisingly, this was labeled as a National Monument in 1921. The views of it are terrific, and the views from it are terrific. In other words, a photographer's dream. So take a minute, literally, and look around:
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