Puerta de Alcalá

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf city gate ⓘ
monument ⓘ
triumphal arch ⓘ
architect Francesco Sabatini ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
commissionedBy Charles III of Spain ⓘ
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 ⓘ
royal coat of arms of Spain ⓘ
linked to: Spanish royal arms

three large central arches ⓘ
two smaller side arches ⓘ
hasSculptor Francisco Gutiérrez ⓘ
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 ⓘ
district of Salamanca ⓘ
near Calle de Alcalá ⓘ
near El Retiro Park ⓘ
near Puerta del Sol ⓘ
materialUsed granite ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
near Puerta de Atocha (historical gate site) ⓘ
linked to: Puerta de Alcalá
notableWorkIn urban development of Madrid under Charles III ⓘ
ownedBy City of Madrid ⓘ
linked to: Madrid
patron Charles III of Spain ⓘ
significantEvent Spanish Civil War ⓘ
Spanish War of Independence ⓘ
linked to: Peninsular War
symbolOf Madrid ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
usedFor ceremonial gateway ⓘ
public celebrations ⓘ
symbolic entrance to Madrid ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ

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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 → Alcalá Gate ⓘ
linked to: Puerta de Alcalá
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 Atocha (historical gate site) ⓘ
linked to: Puerta de Alcalá
Parque Europa → hasReplica → Puerta de Alcalá ⓘ
Madrid skyline → includesLandmark → Puerta de Alcalá ⓘ
Jaime Marquet → notableWork → Puerta de Alcalá ⓘ
Jaime Marquet → designed → Puerta de Alcalá ⓘ
Plaza de la Independencia → hasMonument → Puerta de Alcalá ⓘ
Plaza de la Independencia → famousFor → Puerta de Alcalá ⓘ
Plaza de la Independencia → hasMonumentType → triumphal arch (Puerta de Alcalá) ⓘ
linked to: Puerta de Alcalá
Municipality of Madrid → hasLandmark → Puerta de Alcalá ⓘ
subject linked to: municipality of Madrid
Landscape of Light → hasPart → Puerta de Alcalá ⓘ
Landscape of Light → hasMonument → Puerta de Alcalá ⓘ
Spanish Neoclassicism → hasNotableBuilding → Puerta de Alcalá ⓘ
Calle de Serrano → hasNearbyArea → Puerta de Alcalá ⓘ