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Arco de la Victoria ( [ˈaɾko ðe la βiɣˈtoɾja], "Arch of Victory") is a triumphal arch built in the Moncloa district of Madrid, Spain. The 49-m high arch was constructed at the behest of Francisco Franco to commemorate the victory of Francoist troops in the 1936 Battle of Ciudad Universitaria, part of the Spanish Civil War. [1] [2]
El Arco de la Victoria —conocido popularmente también como Puerta de la Moncloa, por su similitud con las puertas de Alcalá y Toledo, o como Arco del Triunfo — es un arco de triunfo situado en Madrid, construido entre 1950 y 1956.
Arco de la Victoria. Known popularly as La Puerta de Moncloa, this triumphal arch, which bears a striking resemblance to La Puerta de Alcalá, was built in the 50s and is located by one of the main entrances into Madrid, in the district of Moncloa.
Este arco de triunfo, que conmemora la victoria, en la batalla de la Ciudad Universitaria, del bando sublevado contra la República en la Guerra Civil, fue construido en la década de 1950 y está situado en una de las principales entradas a Madrid, en el distrito de Moncloa-Aravaca.
The Arco de la Victoria is also known as the Puerta de Moncloa or Moncloa Gate, a name preferred by those who don’t want to be reminded of the late dictator. The 39m/128ft-tall imposing arch is topped by a statue of a four-horse chariot.
Arco de la Victoria. Known popularly as La Puerta de Moncloa, this triumphal arch, which bears a striking resemblance to La Puerta de Alcalá, was built in the 50s and is located by one of the main entrances into Madrid, in the district of Moncloa.
The Victory Arch of Madrid (Arco de la Victoria, in Spanish) is popularly known as Moncloa Gate . It is a triumphal arch built between the period since 1950 to 1956, and has some similarity to the Alcalá Gate. The architects were Modesto Lopez Otero and Pascual Bravo Sanfeliu .
