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{{Short description|Historic street in Madrid, Spain}}
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'''Calle de Alcalá''' is among the longest streets in [[Madrid]]. It starts at the [[Puerta del Sol]] and goes on for 11 km, to the northeastern outskirts of the city. [[Henry David Inglis]] described it in 1837 as "long, of superb width, and flanked by a splendid range of unequal buildings".<ref name="Inglis1837">{{cite book|last=Inglis|first=Henry David|title=Spain|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZzGU42AH7VsC&pg=PA70|year=1837|publisher=Whittaker|page=70}}</ref>
'''Calle de Alcalá''' is among the longest streets in [[Madrid]]. It starts at the [[Puerta del Sol]] and goes on for {{Convert|11|km|mi}}, to the northeastern outskirts of the city. [[Henry David Inglis]] described it in 1837 as "long, of superb width, and flanked by a splendid range of unequal buildings".<ref name="Inglis1837">{{cite book|last=Inglis|first=Henry David|title=Spain|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZzGU42AH7VsC&pg=PA70|year=1837|publisher=Whittaker|page=70}}</ref>


== History and landmarks ==
== History and landmarks ==
[[File:Calle de Alcalá y Fuente de La Cibeles, 1838.jpg|thumb|left|The street and the [[Fountain of Cybele]] depicted by [[David Roberts (painter)|David Roberts]] (c. 1838)]]
[[File:Calle de Alcalá y Fuente de La Cibeles, 1838.jpg|thumb|left|The street and the [[Fountain of Cybele]] depicted by [[David Roberts (painter)|David Roberts]] (c. 1838)]]
Calle de Alcalá is one of the oldest streets in the city. It was the old road which led to the city of [[Alcalá de Henares]] (from which it takes the name) and continued to [[Aragón]]; today, this route is covered by the [[A-2 motorway (Spain)|A-2 motorway]]. Along this street it is possible to find landmarks such as [[Banco Bilbao Vizcaya (building)|Banco Bilbao Vizcaya]] at number 16, the former [[Alcalá 20 nightclub fire|Alcalá 20 discothèque]] at number 20, [[Edificio Metrópolis]], the [[Unión y el Fénix Español building]] at number 23, [[Círculo de Bellas Artes]], [[Plaza de Cibeles]], [[Puerta de Alcalá]], the [[Ministry of Education, Social Policy and Sport of Spain|Spanish Ministry of Education]], the [[Instituto Cervantes]] HQ building, the [[Bank of Spain]] building, [[Buen Retiro Park|Parque del Buen Retiro]] and [[Las Ventas|Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas]].
Calle de Alcalá is one of the oldest streets in the city. It was the old road which led to the city of [[Alcalá de Henares]] (from which it takes the name) and continued to [[Aragón]]; today, this route is covered by the [[A-2 motorway (Spain)|A-2 motorway]]. Along this street it is possible to find landmarks such as [[Banco Bilbao Vizcaya (building)|Banco Bilbao Vizcaya]] at number 16, the former [[Alcalá 20 nightclub fire|Alcalá 20 discothèque]] at number 20, [[Edificio Metrópolis]], the [[Unión y el Fénix Español building]] at number 23, [[Círculo de Bellas Artes]], [[Plaza de Cibeles]], [[Puerta de Alcalá]], the [[Ministry of Education, Social Policy and Sport of Spain|Spanish Ministry of Education]], the [[Instituto Cervantes]] HQ building, the [[Bank of Spain]] building, {{Lang|es|[[Buen Retiro Park|Parque del Buen Retiro]]}} and [[Las Ventas|Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas]].


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 01:24, 30 August 2023

Calle de Alcalá
Calle de Alcalá with the Edificio Metrópolis, the Círculo de Bellas Artes and the La Unión y el Fénix Español building in the background
Typestreet
Length11 km (6.8 mi)
LocationMadrid, Spain
West endPuerta del Sol
East endEisenhower Junction

Calle de Alcalá is among the longest streets in Madrid. It starts at the Puerta del Sol and goes on for 11 kilometres (6.8 mi), to the northeastern outskirts of the city. Henry David Inglis described it in 1837 as "long, of superb width, and flanked by a splendid range of unequal buildings".[1]

History and landmarks[edit]

The street and the Fountain of Cybele depicted by David Roberts (c. 1838)

Calle de Alcalá is one of the oldest streets in the city. It was the old road which led to the city of Alcalá de Henares (from which it takes the name) and continued to Aragón; today, this route is covered by the A-2 motorway. Along this street it is possible to find landmarks such as Banco Bilbao Vizcaya at number 16, the former Alcalá 20 discothèque at number 20, Edificio Metrópolis, the Unión y el Fénix Español building at number 23, Círculo de Bellas Artes, Plaza de Cibeles, Puerta de Alcalá, the Spanish Ministry of Education, the Instituto Cervantes HQ building, the Bank of Spain building, Parque del Buen Retiro and Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas.

In popular culture[edit]

Por la calle de Alcalá was a popular cuplé describing a florist selling tuberoses on the street.

Notable buildings[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Inglis, Henry David (1837). Spain. Whittaker. p. 70.

External links[edit]

Media related to Calle de Alcalá, Madrid at Wikimedia Commons

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40°25′42″N 3°40′4″W / 40.42833°N 3.66778°W / 40.42833; -3.66778

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