Puerta de Alcalá
Guide
Photo: Fernando Pascullo · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeSightAllow 10–20 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A grand granite gateway with five arches standing in a busy roundabout at the corner of the Retiro.
A brief history
King Charles III had it built in the 1770s as a ceremonial entrance to the city; it's older than Paris's Arc de Triomphe.
Tips
- Best time
- Evening, when it's lit
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 10–20 min
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- The Retiro: The big park and the elegant streets around it, east of the Prado.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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