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Arco de la Victoria

Arco de la Victoria is a triumphal arch built in the Moncloa district of , . The 49-m high arch was constructed at the behest of Francisco Franco to commemorate the victory of Francoist troops in the 1936 Battle of Ciudad Universitaria, part of the Spanish Civil War.
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  • 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”
  • Wheelchair access: yes
Photo: rgarcia, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Moncloa and Moncloa-Aravaca District Hall.

Metro station
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is a multimodal station in , that serves Madrid Metro Line 3 and Line 6, as well as city buses and intercity and long-distance coaches. is situated 130 metres southeast of Arco de la Victoria.

Town hall
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is a town hall, which is situated 150 metres southeast of Arco de la Victoria.

Hospital
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is situated 350 metres north of Arco de la Victoria.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gaztambide and Argüelles.

Quarter
Photo: Zaqarbal, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
is an administrative neighborhood of belonging to the district of . It has an area of 0.506596 km2. As of 1 February 2021, it has a population of 23,038.

Quarter
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is an administrative neighborhood of belonging to the district of . 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.

Photo: Malopez 21, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moncloa-Aravaca is a district in western . It includes several university campuses, the Argüelles neighbourhood and the huge Casa de Campo park.

Arco de la Victoria

Latitude
40.43591° or 40° 26′ 9″ north
Longitude
-3.7202° or 3° 43′ 13″ west
Elevation
661 metres (2,169 feet)
Open location code
8CGRC7PH+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 193326001
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
10860230
Wiki­data ID
Q2859883
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Arco de la Victoria” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Arco de la Victoria”. Photo: Xauxa, CC BY-SA 3.0.