Spain
Andalusia
Granada

Gate of Bibarrambla

The Gate of Bibarrambla or Bibrambla, also known as Puerta del Arenal or Arch of the Ears, was a former city gate in , . Built in the 14th century during the Nasrid period, it stood at the corner of a public square of the same name, Plaza de Bibarrambla.
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Photo: Splendora, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
  • Type: Sally port
  • Description: cultural property in Granada, Spain
  • Also known as: “Arch of the Ears”, “Bibrambla Gate”, “Puerta de Bib-Rambla”, “Puerta de Bibrambla”, and “Puerta del Arenal”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alhambra and Generalife.

Photo: Bernd Untiedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a palace and fortress complex located in , . It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Islamic world. is situated 100 metres northeast of Gate of Bibarrambla.

Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0.
The was a summer palace and country estate of the Nasrid rulers of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus. It is located directly east of and uphill from the palace complex in , . is situated 460 metres east of Gate of Bibarrambla.

Fountain
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Albaicín and Sacromonte.

Quarter
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The , also spelled Albayzín, is a neighbourhood of , . It is centered around a hill on the north side of the which passes through the city.

Neighborhood
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, sometimes also called Sacramonte, is a traditional neighbourhood in the eastern area of the city of in Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the six neighbourhoods that make up the urban district of Albayzín and borders the neighbourhoods of Albayzín, San Pedro, Realejo-San Matías, El Fargue and Haza Grande.

Neighborhood
Photo: JiriMatejicek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood.

Gate of Bibarrambla

Latitude
37.17554° or 37° 10′ 32″ north
Longitude
-3.58998° or 3° 35′ 24″ west
Open location code
8C9R5CG6+62
Open­Street­Map ID
way 223073527
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q43080083
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Spanish—“Gate of Bibarrambla” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “বিবাররামব্লার গেট”
  • Catalan: “Puerta de Bibarrambla”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بوابة ببيراملا اودى اوسى اوريخاس”
  • French: “Puerta de Bibarrambla”
  • Galician: “Puerta de Bibarrambla”
  • German: “Puerta de Bibarrambla”
  • Indonesian: “Gerbang Telinga”
  • Japanese: “耳の門”
  • Spanish: “Arco de las Orejas”
  • Spanish: “Puerta de Bibarrambla”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gate of Bibarrambla”. Photo: Splendora, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.