Photo de stock - The Puerta del Sol was once the principal gateway into the ancient walled city of Toledo It leads directly to the Puerta de Bisagra and the Cristo de la Luz Mosque It was originally built at the end of the 10th or the beginning of the 11th centuries but most of what we see today dates from the 14th It is made up of various connected Moorish-style archways in stone and brick It was previously known as the gateway of Herrería and San Ildefonso and takes its current name from the 18th century depiction of the sun and the moon in the center of a triangular shield on the first arch The medallion above the arch of the gate depicts the ordination of the Visigothic Ildephonsus, Toledo´s patron saint The name of the gate comes from the sun and the moon that were once painted on either side of this medallion