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Before and After Pictures Taken Of The Alcala Gate (Puerta de Alcalá) in 1976 and 2013.
In these two pictures you can see the changes in the surroundings, and the unchanged architecture and monument of the Puerta de Alcalá.
In these two pictures you can see the changes in the surroundings, and the unchanged architecture and monument of the Puerta de Alcalá.
The Puerta de Alcala (Alcala Gate) is a monument in the Plaza de la Independencia (“Independence Square”), which is on the northwest part of El Retiro Park, on its main entrance. Francisco Sabatini created the monument in 1778 for king Carlos III. Madrid on the 18th Century still remained surrounded by medieval walls, so king […]