Alcalá Gate

Alcalá Gate : The Michelin guide review

This enormous gate, at the corner of the Retiro Park and blocking Alcalá Street, was built between 1769 and 1778 by Sabatini, one of Madrid's masters of neo-classicism, to commemorate the entry into Madrid of Charles III, the most outstanding of the Bourbons. It is even more majestic at night when lit by spotlights.