Puerta de Alcalá

E419022
city gate monument triumphal arch

Puerta de Alcalá is a monumental neoclassical triumphal arch in Madrid, Spain, and one of the city’s most iconic historic landmarks.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Puerta de Alcalá canonical 8
Alcalá Gate 1
Puerta de Atocha (historical gate site) 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city gate ⓘ
monument ⓘ
triumphal arch ⓘ
architect Francesco Sabatini NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
commissionedBy Charles III of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
completionDate 1778 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1774 ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
faced east ⓘ
west ⓘ
genre public art ⓘ
hasInscription REGE CAROLO III ANNO MDCCLXXVIII ⓘ
hasPart attic with sculptures ⓘ
five arches ⓘ
inscriptions in Latin ⓘ
Spanish royal arms ⓘ
surface form: royal coat of arms of Spain

three large central arches ⓘ
two smaller side arches ⓘ
hasSculptor Francisco Gutiérrez NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roberto Michel ⓘ
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1976 ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument ⓘ
imageSubjectOf postcards of Madrid ⓘ
tourism posters of Madrid ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1778 ⓘ
locatedIn Community of Madrid ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Madrid ⓘ
Plaza de la Independencia ONNED1 ⓘ
district of Salamanca ⓘ
near Calle de Alcalá ⓘ
near El Retiro Park ⓘ
near Puerta del Sol ⓘ
materialUsed granite ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
near Puerta de Alcalá self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Puerta de Atocha (historical gate site)
notableWorkIn urban development of Madrid under Charles III ⓘ
ownedBy City of Madrid ONNED1 ⓘ
patron Charles III of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantEvent Spanish Civil War ⓘ
Peninsular War ⓘ
surface form: Spanish War of Independence
symbolOf Madrid ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
usedFor ceremonial gateway ⓘ
public celebrations ⓘ
symbolic entrance to Madrid ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jerónimos → hasLandmark → Puerta de Alcalá ⓘ
Calle de Alcalá → hasPart → Puerta de Alcalá ⓘ
Calle de Alcalá → hasViewOf → Puerta de Alcalá ⓘ
Calle de Alcalá → hasViewOf → Puerta de Alcalá ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alcalá Gate
Paseo del Arte → hasPart → Puerta de Alcalá ⓘ
historic centre of Madrid → hasPart → Puerta de Alcalá ⓘ
Art Walk of Madrid → nearbyAttraction → Puerta de Alcalá ⓘ
Francesco Sabatini → notableWork → Puerta de Alcalá ⓘ
El Retiro Park → adjacentTo → Puerta de Alcalá ⓘ
Puerta de Alcalá → near → Puerta de Alcalá self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puerta de Atocha (historical gate site)