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Victory Arch

The Victory Arch (popularly known as Moncloa Gate to have some similarity to the Alcalá Gate) is a triumphal arch built between the period since 1950 to 1956.

It's a commemorative work urban rebel army's victory in the race suffered during the Spanish Civil War in the Battle of Ciudad Universitaria. The Arch is located in one of Madrid's main entrances (on the road to "A Coruña"), in the center of the so-called Arco de la Victoria Avenue, in the district of Moncloa.

The Arc has an altitude of 40 meters. The Arc has some Latin inscriptions recalling the victory and the construction of the new University City after the armed conflict that destroyed it.

Directions:

       Arco de la Victoria Avenue
       28008 Madrid

Subway transportation:
    * Lines 3, 6 - Intercambiador de Moncloa station.