Puerta de Toledo
The Puerta de Toledo is a gate located in Madrid, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1996. Construction began in 1812, but was not completed until 1827.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: cultural property in Madrid Distritos: Centro y Arganzuela, Spain
- Also known as: “Gate of Toledo” and “Toledo Gate”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Puerta de Toledo and Palacio Real de Madrid.
Puerta de Toledo
Metro station
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Puerta de Toledo is a station on Line 5 of the Madrid Metro, located under the Puerta de Toledo. It is located in fare Zone A.
Palacio Real de Madrid
Museum
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The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the Spanish royal family and is used primarily for state ceremonies. With over 135,000 m2 and 3,418 rooms, the Royal Palace of Madrid is the largest royal palace in Europe and one of the largest in the world. Palacio Real de Madrid is situated 1¼ km north of Puerta de Toledo.
Church of Virgen de la Paloma and San Pedro el Real
Church
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Church of Virgen de la Paloma and San Pedro el Real is situated 180 metres north of Puerta de Toledo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Imperial and Barrio de La Latina.
Imperial
Quarter
Photo: Dmitry Dzhus, CC BY 2.0.
Imperial is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Arganzuela. It is 0.967500 km2 in size.
Barrio de La Latina
Neighborhood
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La Latina is a historic neighborhood in the Centro district of downtown Madrid, Spain. La Latina occupies the place of the oldest area in Madrid, the Islamic citadel inside the city walls, with narrow streets and large squares.
Las Acacias
Quarter
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Acacias or Las Acacias is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Arganzuela. It has an area of 1.074172 km2. As of 1 February 2020, it has a population of 37,049.
Puerta de Toledo
- Categories: city gate, triumphal arch, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Centro, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.40674° or 40° 24′ 24″ northLongitude
-3.71162° or 3° 42′ 42″ westElevation
631 metres (2,070 feet)Height
15 metres (50 feet)Open location code
8CGRC74Q+M9OpenStreetMap ID
way 335232793OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
6452870Wikidata ID
Q2657591
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Swedish—“Puerta de Toledo” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Տոլեդոյի դարպաս”
- Basque: “Toledoko atea”
- Cebuano: “Puerta de Toledo”
- Dutch: “Gate of Toledo”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بوابة توليدو”
- Esperanto: “Pordego de Toledo”
- Esperanto: “Pordo de Toledo”
- French: “porte de Tolède”
- French: “Porte de Tolède”
- French: “puerta de Toledo”
- Galician: “Porta de Toledo”
- German: “Puerta de Toledo”
- Hebrew: “שער טולדו”
- Icelandic: “Toledo-hliðið”
- Italian: “Porta di Toledo”
- Portuguese: “Porta de Toledo”
- Portuguese: “Puerta de Toledo”
- Russian: “Ворота Толедо”
- Slovenian: “Puerta de Toledo”
- Slovenian: “Toledska vrata”
- Spanish: “Puerta de Toledo”
- Swedish: “Puerta de Toledo”
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