Puerta de Alcalá - Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, España - Freestanding Arches on Waymarking.com

[ES] “Anteriormente a la actual, existía una antigua Puerta de Alcalá, que se hizo con motivo de la llegada de Margarita de Austria (esposa de Felipe III) a Madrid. Pero el diseño de esta Puerta no era del agrado del rey Carlos II y decide destruirla y construir una nueva dentro del proyecto para mejorar la ciudad.

El rey encarga su construcción al arquitecto Francesco Sabatini, que tarda 9 años en realizarla. El proyecto original contenía dos acabados, pero finalmente se fundieron los dos. Ésta es la razón por la que las fachadas de la Puerta de Alcalá son distintas.

La Puerta de Alcalá, que se encuentra situada en la Plaza de la Independencia de Madrid, fue finalmente inaugurada en 1778. Antiguamente era una de las puertas de acceso a la capital y recibe su nombre debido a que se encontraba en el camino que conducía a Alcalá de Henares.”

Fuente: Panel explicativo

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[EN] “It is Before the current one, there was an old Puerta de Alcalá, which was built to commemorate the arrival of Margaret of Austria, who was the wife of Philip lll of Spain, to Madrid. However, Charles Ill did not like the design and decided to destroy the monument and build a new one within a project for improving the city.

The king commissioned the architect Francesco Sabatini, who took nine years to finish the work. The original project had two finishes, which were finally melted into one. This is the reason why the facades of the Puerta de Alcalá are different from each other.

The Puerta de Alcalá, which is located in the Plaza de la Independencia in Madrid, was finally inaugurated in 1778, It used to be one of the main access gates to the capital and was named after the road which travelled towards the town Alcalá de Henares.”

Source: Explanatory panel

Type: Triumphal (Monument/Memorial) Subtype: Memorial Location: Parque Europa, Torrejón de Ardoz

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