Puerta de San Vicente

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Puerta de San Vicente is a historic monumental gate in Madrid, Spain, originally designed in the 18th century as part of the city's defensive and ceremonial architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city gate
monument
architect Francesco Sabatini
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
category Gates in Madrid
Monuments and memorials in Madrid
Neoclassical architecture in Madrid
coordinateSystem WGS84
country Spain
demolished late 19th century
function ceremonial gate
city entrance
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of historic access to Madrid from the west
hasPart attic cornice
central arch
decorative coats of arms
inscription panels
lateral pedestrian arches
pilasters
hasTrafficAround glorieta (roundabout)
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Patrimonial de la Comunidad de Madrid
imageDepicts stone triumphal-arch-like gate with three openings
locatedIn Distrito de Moncloa-Aravaca
Madrid
Plaza de San Vicente
Spain
locatedNear Calle de Segovia
Cuesta de San Vicente
Jardines de Sabatini
linked to: Sabatini Gardens

Manzanares River
Puente de Segovia
Royal Palace of Madrid
materialUsed granite
limestone
namedAfter San Vicente
nearTransport Madrid Metro lines 6 and 10 (Príncipe Pío)
Príncipe Pío station
openToPublic yes
orientation west entrance to historic Madrid
originalConstructionEnd 1770s
originalConstructionStart 1770s
owner Ayuntamiento de Madrid
partOf historic defensive and ceremonial architecture of Madrid
reconstructed 1995
reconstructionArchitect Juan de Villanueva Lázaro (municipal technical services)

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Francesco Sabatini notableWork Puerta de San Vicente
Francesco Sabatini notableWork Puerta de Recoletos
linked to: Puerta de San Vicente
Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto hasNearby Puerta de San Vicente
Pedro de Ribera notableWork Puerta de San Vicente (original, demolished)
linked to: Puerta de San Vicente