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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.
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.
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.
Puerta de Alcalá iluminada con motivo de la boda del príncipe Felipe. La puerta de Alcalá forma parte de los recorridos turísticos típicos de la ciudad, por encontrarse de camino entre la Cibeles y el Retiro.
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.
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.
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.
