Toledo

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Toledo is a historic Spanish city renowned for its medieval architecture, cultural heritage, and role as a major political and religious center in Spain’s history.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
artisticHeritage Spanish Renaissance painting
associatedWithPerson El Greco
autonomousCommunity Castile-La Mancha
capitalOf Castile-La Mancha
Province of Toledo
climate Mediterranean climate with continental influences
country Spain
distanceFrom ~70 km south of Madrid
elevation ~529 metres
hasLandmark Alcázar of Toledo
Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes
Mosque of Cristo de la Luz
Puente de Alcántara
Puente de San Martín
Puerta de Bisagra
Synagogue of El Tránsito
Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca
Toledo Cathedral
hasMuseum El Greco Museum
hasOldTown historic walled city
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationDate 1986
historicalEra Middle Ages
historicalRole former capital of Spain
former capital of the Visigothic Kingdom
knownFor Alcázar of Toledo
Damascene metalwork
Toledo Cathedral
coexistence of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish cultures
cultural heritage
historic city walls
medieval architecture
religious heritage
sword-making tradition
locatedIn Castile-La Mancha
locatedOnRiver Tagus River
nickname City of the Three Cultures
officialLanguage Spanish
primaryEconomicActivity crafts
tourism
province Province of Toledo
region central Spain
religiousSignificance major Catholic archiepiscopal see
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
transportConnection high-speed rail link to Madrid
urbanFeature labyrinthine medieval streets

Referenced by (53)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Alcázar of Toledo
El Greco Museum
Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes
Mosque of Cristo de la Luz
Puente de Alcántara
Puente de San Martín
Puerta de Bisagra
Synagogue of El Tránsito
Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca
Toledo Cathedral
locatedIn
Castile
Castile-La Mancha
Catholic Monarchs
Crown of Castile
Crown of Castile
Kingdom of Toledo
Spanish Empire
Visigothic Kingdom
capital
Alfonso X of Castile
Joanna of Castile
Joseph Karo
Yosef Karo
birthPlace
Mosque of Cristo de la Luz
Synagogue of El Tránsito
Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca
city
Caliphate of Córdoba
Islamic Spain
Meseta Central
majorCity
El Greco
Isabella of Portugal
placeOfDeath
El Greco
activeIn
Union of the Crowns of Castile and Aragon
capitalAfterUnion
Reccared I
capitalDuringReign
Alcázar of Toledo
cityOverlooks
Reccared I
deathPlace
King of Castile
hasCapital
Islamic astronomy
hasNotableCenter
Kingdom of Toledo ("city of Toledo")
hasPart
Aachen
hasTwinTown
Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes ("Toledo, UNESCO World Heritage Site")
locatedInHistoricCity
Fourth Council of Toledo
location
Spanish Inquisition
locationOfEvent
Islamic medicine
majorCenter
Tagus River
majorCityOnRiver
Cortes of Castile
meetsIn
Kingdom of Toledo
namedAfter
Umayyad conquest of Hispania
notablePlaceCaptured
Third Council of Toledo
place
Mozarabic Rite
principalCenter
City of the Three Cultures
refersTo
Castile-La Mancha
seatOfGovernment
Puente de Alcántara
touristAttraction
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
workLocation

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