Puerta de Alcala
Madrid’s Grand Entrance
Magnificent Madrid Series 18
The Puerta de Alcalá or the Alcalá Gate, located
right across the Buen Retiro Park, is a Neo-classical
monument in the Plaza de la Independencia.
The name came from the Arabic word ‘al-qal'a’,
or "citadel" and considered as the oldest among
the modern post-Roman triumphal arch in Europe.
…like the Arc de Triomphe in Paris,
Madrid’s Grand Entrance
Magnificent Madrid Series 18
The Puerta de Alcalá or the Alcalá Gate, located
right across the Buen Retiro Park, is a Neo-classical
monument in the Plaza de la Independencia.
The name came from the Arabic word ‘al-qal'a’,
or "citadel" and considered as the oldest among
the modern post-Roman triumphal arch in Europe.
…like the Arc de Triomphe in Paris,
…and Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
Puerta de Alcala was inaugurated in 1778, that replaced
a smaller gate where road to the city of Alcalá was to pass.
It was later expanded as the Plaza de la Independencia, now
bisected by Alcalá Street, a name based from that old path that
originates from Madrid to the nearby town of Alcalá de Henares.
This humongous arc is something
not to be missed when in Madrid.
Puerta de Alcala was inaugurated in 1778, that replaced
a smaller gate where road to the city of Alcalá was to pass.
It was later expanded as the Plaza de la Independencia, now
bisected by Alcalá Street, a name based from that old path that
originates from Madrid to the nearby town of Alcalá de Henares.
This humongous arc is something
not to be missed when in Madrid.
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