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Already in the primitive one near the city built by Enrique IV a called door of Toledo existed of where the road that he/she went to this town left. In 1625, when being built the near Felipe IV a second door of located Toledo something it was built more near downtown that the current one, in the current street of Toledo.The first projects of construction of the current door go back to the Napoleonic occupation, reign of José Bonaparte, when their construction is ordered to tidy up the entrance to Madrid for the real old road of Andalusia. This first project would not end up being executed since, after José's expulsion Bonaparte, the municipal authorities took charge a new design to the architect Antonio Diluted López who projected the door like a victorious arch dedicated restored Fernando VII.
Picture Taken by Zaqarbal, 02.I.2006.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerta_de_Toledo

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