Gate to Gate, Madrid

Madrid has had a number of ceremonial gateway arches for centuries. Puerta de Alcalá, Puerta de Toledo, Puerta de San Vicente and Puerta de Hierro were erected on roads that led to the city. Their predecessors, Santa María, Cerrada, La Vega, Guadalajara, Segovia, Atocha and Santo Domingo, were the gates of the old city walls.