Emperor Charles V - Toledo, Spain
N 39° 51.426 W 004° 02.017
30S E 411585 N 4412408
This coat of arms for Emperor Charles V is on the Puente de San Martín (San Martin Bridge), a Cultural Heritage site in Toledo, Spain.
Waymark Code: WMGGFD
Location: Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Date Posted: 03/03/2013
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The coat of arms depicts a double-headed eagle, which became the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire starting around 1400
(visit link). On the breast of the eagle is a shield that appears to depict the coat of arms for the city of Toledo
(visit link).
"Charles V (Spanish: Carlos I; Dutch: Karel V; German: Karl V.; Italian: Carlo V; French: Charles Quint; 24 February 1500, Ghent, Flanders – 21 September 1558, Monastery of Yuste, Spain) was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I as Holy Roman Emperor and his son Philip II as King of Spain in 1556."
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"The Puente de San Martín (English: San Martin Bridge) is a medieval bridge across the river Tagus in Toledo, Spain.
The bridge was constructed in the late 14th century by archbishop Pedro Tenorio to provide access to the old town from the west, complementing the older Puente de Alcántara linking to the east. Both sides of the bridge were heavily fortified with towers, the more recent dating from the 16th century.
The Puente de San Martín features five arches, with the largest in the middle reaching an impressive span length of 40 m. Only very few bridges in the world had reached that mark until then."
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