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The Puerta de Alcalá is a Neo-classical gate in the Plaza de la Independencia in Madrid, Spain. It was a gate of the former Walls of Philip IV. It stands near the city center and several meters away from the main entrance to the Parque del Buen Retiro.
Las primitivas puertas de Alcalá. La puerta de Alcalá es en la actualidad uno de los referentes monumentales más relevantes de la ciudad de Madrid, aunque la imagen presente debe imaginarse como el colofón de un proceso evolutivo iniciado a finales del siglo XVI.
The Puerta de Alcalá is one of Madrid’s most famous landmarks. This neo-classical triumphal arch is situated in Plaza de la Independencia (Independence Square), close to one of El Retiro’s main entrances.
Puerta de Alcala is one of the five royal gates that gave access to Madrid. It is located in the central part of the city. This neoclassical granite triumphal arch was built in 1778.
Designed by Sabatini, Puerta de Alcalá is a neoclassical triumphal arch made of granite. It was the first of its kind to be built after the fall of the Roman Empire, making it even older than Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate or the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
Puerta de Alcalá Gate. This is one of the most well-known monuments in Madrid. Built between 1769 and 1778 under the orders of King Carlos III, it was designed by Francisco Sabatini and erected as a triumphal arch to celebrate the arrival of the monarch at the capital.
Situada en el centro de la Plaza de la Independencia, la Puerta de Alcalá es una de las cinco antiguas puertas reales que daban acceso a la ciudad, construida por mandato de Carlos III para sustituir otra anterior que databa del siglo XVI.
The Puerta de Alcalá stands in the east of the city. It is in the middle of Calle de Alcalá, one of the oldest streets in Madrid, and which runs from the Puerta del Sol in the city centre outwards to the town of Alcalá de Henares, lying to the northeast of the city.
Designed by Sabatini, Puerta de Alcalá is a neoclassical triumphal arch made of granite. It was the first of its kind to be built after the fall of the Roman Empire, making it even older than Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate or the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
The Puerta de Alcalá is today one of the city's emblematic monuments. When Charles III ordered it to be built, it was one of the five access gates to the city of Madrid. Its current appearance dates from 1778 and is the work of the Italian architect Francisco Sabatini, who also worked on the Royal Palace.
