Victory Arch of Moncloa

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The Victory Arch of Moncloa is a monumental triumphal arch in Madrid, Spain, built during the Franco era to commemorate Nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Arco de Moncloa 1
Victory Arch of Moncloa canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monument ⓘ
triumphal arch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Arco de Moncloa ⓘ
Arco de la Victoria ⓘ
architect Modesto López Otero ⓘ
Pascual Bravo Sanfeliú ⓘ
architecturalStyle neoclassical architecture ⓘ
builtDuring Franco era ⓘ
commemorates Battle of Ciudad Universitaria ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Jarama

Nationalist forces ⓘ
Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ
constructionEnd 1956 ⓘ
constructionStart 1940 ⓘ
controversial true ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
faces Complutense University of Madrid ⓘ
hasFeature attic with inscriptions ⓘ
coat of arms of Spain ⓘ
sculptural reliefs ⓘ
single large central arch ⓘ
hasFunction commemorative monument ⓘ
symbol of Francoist victory ⓘ
hasInscriptionLanguage Latin ⓘ
height approximately 40 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus not officially declared Bien de Interés Cultural as of 2024 ⓘ
inaugurationYear 1956 ⓘ
locatedIn Ciudad Universitaria area ⓘ
Community of Madrid ⓘ
Madrid ⓘ
Moncloa-Aravaca district ⓘ
Plaza de la Moncloa ⓘ
materialUsed concrete ⓘ
stone ⓘ
near Avenida de la Memoria ⓘ
Avenida de la Victoria ⓘ
Moncloa transport hub ⓘ
ownedBy City of Madrid ⓘ
linked to: Madrid
politicalContext Francoist Spain ⓘ
region Europe ⓘ
roadJunction Avenida de Arco de la Victoria ⓘ
subjectOf debates on historical memory in Spain ⓘ
tourist photography ⓘ
symbolism Francoist propaganda ⓘ
visibleFrom A-6 motorway ⓘ
Moncloa Interchange ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Parque del Oeste → hasCulturalLandmark → Victory Arch of Moncloa ⓘ
Victory Arch of Moncloa → alsoKnownAs → Arco de Moncloa ⓘ
linked to: Victory Arch of Moncloa