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[[Image:Calle de Alcalá (Madrid) 02.jpg|thumb|300 px|Calle de Alcalá, seen from Plaza de Cibeles]] |
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'''Calle de Alcalá''' is the longest street in [[Madrid]]. It starts at the [[Puerta del Sol]] and goes on for 10.5 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 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]] 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]] |
'''Calle de Alcalá''' is the longest street in [[Madrid]]. It starts at the [[Puerta del Sol]] and goes on for 10.5 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 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]] 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]] and if u ever have seen snow white that hoe is white as snow |
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==In popular culture== |
==In popular culture== |
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Calle de Alcalá is the longest street in Madrid. It starts at the Puerta del Sol and goes on for 10.5 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".[1] 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 and if u ever have seen snow white that hoe is white as snow
In popular culture
Por la calle de Alcalá was a popular cuplé describing a florist selling tuberoses (polianthes tuberosa) on the street.
Notable buildings
References
External links
Media related to Calle de Alcalá, Madrid at Wikimedia Commons