Arco de la Victoria
Arco de la Victoria is a triumphal arch built in the Moncloa district of Madrid, Spain.
Arco de la Victoria is a triumphal arch built in the Moncloa district of Madrid, Spain. It is also known informally as the Puerta de Moncloa for its resemblance other Madrid landmarks, Puerta de Alcalá and Puerta de Toledo. The 49-m high arch was constructed at the behest of Francisco Franco to commemorate the victory of Francoist troops in the 1936 Battle of Ciudad Universitaria, part of the Spanish Civil War. The Arch has some Latin inscriptions that recall the Francoist victory and the construction of the new University City after it was destroyed in battle.
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Worth seeing in and around Arco de la Victoria
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Bernabéu
Bernabéu, formerly known as Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, is a retractable roof football stadium in the district of Chamartín, Madrid, Spain. With a seating capacity of 83,186 following its extensive renovation completed in late 2024, the stadium has the second-largest seating capacity for a football stadium in Spain, behind Camp Nou in Barcelona.
3.3 km · Real Madrid's home ground, stadium in Madrid · Wikipedia - 02Museo del Prado
The Museo del Prado, officially known as Museo Nacional del Prado, is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid. It houses collections of European art, dating from the 12th century to the early 20th century, based on the former Spanish royal collection, and is the single best collection of Spanish art.
3.4 km · Spanish national art museum in Madrid, Spain · Wikipedia - 03Biblioteca Nacional de España
The Biblioteca Nacional de España is the national library of Spain. It is the largest public library in the country, and one of the largest in the world.
2.9 km · library in Spain · Wikipedia - 04Complutense University of Madrid
The Complutense University of Madrid is a public research university located in Madrid. Founded in Alcalá in 1293, it is one of the oldest operating universities in the world.
1.6 km · public university in Madrid, Spain · Wikipedia - 05Vicente Calderón Stadium
The Vicente Calderón Stadium was the home stadium of Atlético Madrid from its completion in 1966 to 2017, with a seating capacity of 54,907. It was located on the banks of the Manzanares, in the Arganzuela district of Madrid, Spain.
3.8 km · home stadium of Atlético de Madrid from 1966 to 2017 · Wikipedia - 06Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía is Spain's national museum of 20th-century art. The museum was officially inaugurated on September 10, 1992, and is named for Queen Sofía.
3.8 km · national museum of art in Madrid, Spain · Wikipedia - 07Almudena Cathedral
The Cathedral of Saint Mary the Royal of the Almudena, commonly known as the Almudena Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Madrid, Spain. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Madrid.
2.3 km · Roman Catholic cathedral in Madrid, Spain · Wikipedia - 08Senate of Spain
The Senate is the upper house of the Cortes Generales, the bicameral parliament of the Kingdom of Spain. The Congress of Deputies is the lower house.
1.8 km · upper house of Spain's parliament, the Cortes Generales · Wikipedia - 09Congress of Deputies
The Congress of Deputies is the lower house of the Cortes Generales, Spain's legislative branch, the upper house being the Senate. The Congress meets in the Palace of the Parliament in Madrid.
3 km · lower house of the Cortes Generales (legislative branch of Spain's national government) · Wikipedia - 10Main Square
The Plaza Mayor is the principal public square in the heart of Madrid, the capital of Spain. It was once the centre of Old Madrid.
2.5 km · square in Madrid, Spain · Wikipedia
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Getting to Arco de la Victoria
- Airports
- Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas (MAD), 14 km · Zaragoza (ZAZ), 263 km · Valencia (VLC), 295 km
- Stations
- Madrid Atocha railway station, 4 km
- Valencia → Arco de la Victoria7108 km · quickest by air, 15h 59m · $1,070–1,660
- Zaragoza → Arco de la Victoria274 km · quickest by road, 4h 30m · €32–44
- Bilbao → Arco de la Victoria321 km · quickest by air, 4h 4m · €90–140
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Arco de la Victoria
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Arco de la Victoria. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inA somewhat unusual means of transportation is the cable car, that links Argüelles with the Casa de Campo (zoo and theme park) while offering a great view of the city.
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Next door to Arco de la Victoria
Arco de la Victoria is 3 km from Madrid, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Community of Madridautonomous community of Spain2.8 km
- Madrid Metropolitan Areacomprises the city of Madrid and twenty surrounding municipalities2.5 km
- Salamanca4th city district of Madrid, Spain3.7 km
- Chamberí7th city district of Madrid, Spain2 km
- Centro1st city district of Madrid, Spain2.5 km
- Tetuán6th city district of Madrid, Spain3.2 km