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Puerta de Elvira
The granadinos call it the Arco de Elvira, "the arch", because it lost its function as the main gate of the city when Napoleon's troops demolished its smaller, inner gate and L-shaped passageway. Its history goes back to the origins of the Moorish city, but the monumental façade which remains was built in the 14th century by Sultan Yusuf I.
The inner side of the gate, as we emerge from the old city .
The Calle de Elvira which begins behind it winds around the foot of the Albaicin, and was the main artery of the Moorish city. Today it is famous for its antique shops and taverns. Like all the churches of the old city, the Iglesia de San Andrés was once a mosque.
This chapel near the Elvira Gate was built in the memory of Granada's saint, Juan de Dios - John of God, who had a bookshop in this place, before he received his divine order to care for the sick and homeless.
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