To Charles V. Toledo also owes the grand New Gate of Visagra, built in 1550, and restored in 1575. It consists of two separate structures, or gateways, enclosing a _patio_. On the exterior of the north gate is shown the double eagle with the Spanish arms and a Latin inscription--all in sculptured granite. On the inside is a fine statue of St. Eugenio, variously attributed to Berruguete and Monegro. The statues of Gothic kings, a life-sized angel with unsheathed sword, elegant capitals and balconies, combine to make this gateway one of the finest approaches possessed by any city in the world. The Ayuntamiento, or town hall, of Toledo was erected in the time of Ferdinand and Isabel by the corregidor Gomez Manrique, and enlarged and restored between 1576 and 1618 by the corregidor Juan Tello, under the supervision of El Greco. The façade is composed of two storeys, the first consisting of nine arches with Doric columns which spring from massive pillars, the second of as many arches with Ionic columns. The edifice is surmounted by two towers, crowned with steeples and weather-vanes. On the fine staircase may be read in letters of gold on a blue ground this admonition to the civic dignitaries of Toledo: Nobles, discretes varones, Que gobernais á Toledo, En aquellas escalones, Desechad las aficiones, Codicio temor, y miedo, For los comunes provechos, Dejad los particulares; Pues vos fizo Dios pilares De tan riquisimos techos, Estad firmes y derechos. The Summer Council Chamber is handsomely decorated with _azulejos_, and contains some battle pictures. The portraits of Carlos II. and his wife are the work of Carreño.