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 .
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of around 670 metres (2,180 feet)
  • …is also known as “Alcalá Gate”
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • …stands 22 metres (72 feet) tall
  • Description: cultural property in Madrid Distritos: Retiro y Salamanca, Spain
  • Address: Plaza de la Independencia, Madrid, 28001
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Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Biblioteca Nacional de España and National Archaeological Museum of Spain.
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Library
The is the national library of Spain.
430 metres north of Puerta de Alcalá
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Museum
The National Museum of Archaeology is a archaeology museum in , Spain.
380 metres north of Puerta de Alcalá
Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Public building
Cibeles Palace, formally known as Palacio…
300 metres southwest of Puerta de Alcalá

Quarters in the Area

Discover Jerónimos and Recoletos.
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Quarter
Los is an administrative neighborhood of belonging to the district of .
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Quarter
is one of the six wards of in , .
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Quarter
is a ward of belonging to the district of .

Puerta de Alcalá

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Latitude
40.41999° or 40° 25′ 12″ north
Longitude
-3.68872° or 3° 41′ 19″ west
Open location code
8CGRC896+XG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 174805987
Open­Street­Map feature
building = triumphal_arch
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism = attraction
Geo­Names ID
6452699
Wiki­data ID
Q1140634

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Puerta de Alcalá” goes by many names.
بوابة القلعةArabic
Ալկալա դարպասներArmenian
Alcaláko ateaBasque
Puerta de AlcaláBasque
Porta d’AlcaláCatalan
Porta de AlcaláCatalan
Puerta de AlcaláCatalan
Puerta de AlcaláCebuano
阿尔卡拉门Chinese
阿爾卡拉門Chinese
Puerta de AlcaláDutch
Pordo de AlcaláEsperanto
Puerta de AlcaláFinnish
Porte d’AlcaláFrench
porte de AlcaláFrench
Puerta de AlcaláFrench
Porta de AlcaláGalician
Alcalá-TorGerman
Puerta de AlcaláGerman
Πουέρτα δε ΑλκαλάGreek
שער אלקלהHebrew
Puerta de AlcaláItalian
アルカラ門Japanese
푸에르타 데 알칼라Korean
푸에르타 데 알칼라(마드리드 개선문)Korean
Puerta de AlcaláPolish
Porta de AlcaláPortuguese
Puerta de AlcaláPortuguese
Ворота АлкалаRussian
Ворота АлькалаRussian
Puerta de AlcaláSpanish
Puerta de AlcaláSwedish
Puerta de AlcaláTurkish

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