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Puerta de Alcalá

The Puerta de Alcalá is a Neo-classical gate in the in , . 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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: cultural property in Madrid Distritos: Retiro y Salamanca, Spain
  • Also known as: “Alcalá Gate” and “Puerta de Alcala”
  • Address: Plaza de la Independencia, Madrid, 28001
  • Wheelchair access: limited
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Biblioteca Nacional de España and National Archaeological Museum.

Library
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The is the national library of Spain. It is the largest public library in the country, and one of the largest in the world. is situated 430 metres north of Puerta de Alcalá.

Museum
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The is a archaeology museum in , Spain. It is located on Calle de Serrano beside the Plaza de Colón, sharing its building with the . is situated 380 metres north of Puerta de Alcalá.

Public building
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Cibeles Palace, formally known as Palacio de Comunicaciones and Palacio de Telecomunicaciones until 2011, is a complex composed of two buildings with white facades and is located in one of the historical centres of , . is situated 300 metres southwest of Puerta de Alcalá.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jerónimos and Recoletos.

Quarter
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Los is an administrative neighborhood of belonging to the district of . It is 1.900627 km² in size. The Retiro Park, the and the Prado Museum are located within its limits.

Quarter
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is one of the six wards of in , .

Quarter
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is a ward of belonging to the district of . It contains the neighborhoods of and Salesas.

Puerta de Alcalá

Latitude
40.41999° or 40° 25′ 12″ north
Longitude
-3.68872° or 3° 41′ 19″ west
Elevation
665 metres (2,182 feet)
Height
22 metres (72 feet)
Open location code
8CGRC896+XG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 174805987
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­triumphal_arch
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
6452699
Wiki­data ID
Q1140634
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Puerta de Alcalá” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بوابة القلعة”
  • Armenian: “Ալկալա դարպասներ”
  • Basque: “Alcalako atea”
  • Basque: “Alcaláko atea”
  • Basque: “Puerta de Alcalá”
  • Catalan: “Porta d’Alcalá”
  • Catalan: “Porta dAlcalá”
  • Catalan: “Porta de Alcalá”
  • Catalan: “Puerta de Alcalá”
  • Cebuano: “Puerta de Alcalá”
  • Chinese: “阿尔卡拉门”
  • Chinese: “阿爾卡拉門”
  • Dutch: “Puerta de Alcala”
  • Dutch: “Puerta de Alcalá”
  • Esperanto: “Pordo de Alcalá”
  • Finnish: “Puerta de Alcalá”
  • French: “Porte d’Alcalá”
  • French: “Porte dAlcalá”
  • French: “porte de Alcalá”
  • French: “Puerta de Alcalá”
  • Galician: “Porta de Alcalá”
  • German: “Alcalá-Tor”
  • German: “Puerta de Alcalá”
  • Greek: “Πουέρτα δε Αλκαλά”
  • Hebrew: “שער אלקלה”
  • Italian: “Puerta de Alcalá”
  • Japanese: “アルカラ門”
  • Korean: “푸에르타 데 알칼라(마드리드 개선문)”
  • Korean: “푸에르타 데 알칼라”
  • Polish: “Puerta de Alcalá”
  • Portuguese: “Porta de Alcalá”
  • Portuguese: “Puerta de Alcalá”
  • Russian: “Ворота Алкала”
  • Russian: “Ворота Алькала”
  • Spanish: “Puerta de Alcalá”
  • Swedish: “Puerta de Alcalá”
  • Turkish: “Puerta de Alcalá”

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