Grand Casemates Gates

Grand Casemates Gates
Casemates Gates
Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar
Grand Casemates Square, Gibraltar
Outside view of Grand Casemates Gates as seen from Market Place.
Fortifications of Gibraltar in 1597 (north is to the left in this map). The Old Mole, extending into the bay, is in the lower left. The enclosure above the base of the mole was the shipyard. The gate from the yard to the base of the mole is just visible.
Grand Casemates Gates is located in Gibraltar
Grand Casemates Gates
Grand Casemates Gates
Coordinates36°08′43″N 5°21′11″W / 36.145248°N 5.353075°W / 36.145248; -5.353075
Site information
OwnerGovernment of Gibraltar
Open to
the public
Yes
Site history
Built1727 (1727)
Materials

Grand Casemates Gates, formerly Waterport Gate, provide an entrance from the northwest to the old, fortified portion of the city of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, at Grand Casemates Square.