Puente de Alcántara

The Puente de Alcántara is a Roman arch bridge in Toledo spanning the River Tagus [1]. The word Alcántara comes from Arabic القنطرة, which means "arch" [1]. Located at the foot of the Castillo de San Servando, it was built by the Romans after they founded the city [1]. During the reign of Alfonso X of Castile it suffered serious damage due to flooding and was rebuilt [1]. The western tower belongs to this period, later decorated under the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, whose arms decorate its walls [1]. The eastern tower was replaced by a Baroque triumphal arch in 1721, because of its ruinous state [1]. It was declared a national cultural monument in 1921 [1].