Arco de la Victoria
Arco de la Victoria is a triumphal arch built in the Moncloa district of Madrid, Spain. It is also known informally as the Puerta de Moncloa for its resemblance other Madrid landmarks, Puerta de Alcalá and Puerta de Toledo.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: triumphal arch built in the Moncloa district of Madrid, Spain
- Also known as: “Arco del Triunfo”
- Inscription: “Frontispicio noroeste: ARMIS HIC VICTRICIBVS MENS IVGITER VICTVRA MONVMENTVM HOC Frontispicio sureste: MVNIFICENTIA REGIA CONDITA AB HISPANORUM DVCE RESTAVRATA AEDES STVDIORVM MATRITENSIS FLORESCIT IN CONSPECTV DEI”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moncloa and Moncloa-Aravaca District Hall.
Moncloa
Metro station
Moncloa-Aravaca District Hall
Town hall
Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz
Hospital
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gaztambide and Argüelles.
Gaztambide
Quarter
Argüelles
Quarter
Argüelles is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Moncloa-Aravaca. As of 1 July 2019, it had a population of 24,257 inhabitants. It is 0,755758 km2 in total area. The Cerralbo Museum is located in the neighborhood.
Moncloa
Arco de la Victoria
- Categories: triumphal arch, monolith, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Moncloa - Aravaca, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.43591° or 40° 26′ 9″ north
Longitude
-3.7202° or 3° 43′ 13″ west
Elevation
661 metres (2,169 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8CGRC7PH+9W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
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GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Arco de la Victoria” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Հաղթական կամար (Մադրիդ)”
- Armenian: “Հաղթական կամար”
- Basque: “Garaipenaren arkua (Madril)”
- Basque: “Garaipenaren arkua”
- Catalan: “Arc de la Victòria”
- Chinese: “凯旋门”
- Chinese: “勝利拱門”
- Chinese: “胜利门”
- Dutch: “Arco de la Victoria”
- Esperanto: “Arko de Triumfo”
- French: “Arc de la victoire (madrid)”
- French: “Arc De La Victoire (Madrid)”
- French: “arc de la Victoire”
- French: “Arc de la Victoire”
- Galician: “Arco da Vitoria”
- Hebrew: “שער הניצחון (מדריד)”
- Hebrew: “שער הניצחון במדריד”
- Hebrew: “שער הניצחון של מדריד”
- Portuguese: “Arco da victória”
- Portuguese: “Arco da Victória”
- Portuguese: “Arco de la victoria”
- Portuguese: “Arco de la Victoria”
- Portuguese: “Puerta de la moncloa”
- Portuguese: “Puerta de la Moncloa”
- Russian: “Арка Победы (Мадрид)”
- Russian: “Арка Победы”
- Spanish: “Arco de la Memoria”
- Spanish: “Arco de la Victoria de Madrid”
- Spanish: “Arco de la victoria”
- Spanish: “Arco de la Victoria”
- Spanish: “Arco de Moncloa”
- Spanish: “Puerta de Moncloa”
- Swedish: “Arco de la Victoria”
- Ukrainian: “Арка перемоги”
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