Toledo Gate - There is something in those gates and triumphal arches in Madrid. Somehow they symbolize this city. Puerta de Toledo triumphal arch may not be a landmark that you intend to visit, but if you are nearby, it is definitely worth visiting it. It is another gate that served as an access to Madrid. Before this gate was built, there were three gates nearby, and some even from the 11th century, and today's ones replace the work from the 16th century, under the same name Puerta de Toledo.
Puerta de Toledo is located between La Latina and Embajadores, and dates from the early 19th century. The door was opened as part of the arrival of King Fernando VII of Madrid, but in memory of Spain's victory over Napoleonic France in the war for independence. The arch was made in the neo-Roman style, and is the work of the architect Antonio Lopez Aguado. Granite and stone from Colmenar were used to build the gate.
The gate has a total of three arches, two square-shaped sides and one semicircular one, and several sculptures denoting the power of the Spanish monarchy. Some reconstructions were made on the gate during 1994 in order to prevent its decay, and in 1998, lightning damaged the sculptures that had to be restored. The location of the gate itself is associated with a roundabout. In the category of monuments, it gained cultural significance in 1996. This is also the last gate in the history of Madrid that has been built.
Author of the text:
Maja Glavaš, Bachelor with Honours in Communicology. Works in Tourism.
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