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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Historic street in Madrid, Spain}}<br />
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| name = Calle de Alcalá<br />
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| location = [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]<br />
| direction_a = West<br />
| terminus_a = [[Puerta del Sol]]<br />
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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 {{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><br />
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== History and landmarks ==<br />
[[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)]]<br />
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]].<br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
''[[Por la calle de Alcalá]]'' was a popular ''[[cuplé]]'' describing a florist selling [[Agave amica|tuberoses]] on the street.<br />
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==Notable buildings==<br />
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*[[Teatro Alcázar]]<br />
*[[Teatro Apolo (Madrid)|Teatro Apolo]]<br />
*[[Banco Bilbao Vizcaya (building)|Banco Bilbao Vizcaya]]<br />
*[[Banco de España]]<br />
*[[Banco Mercantil e Industrial de Madrid]]<br />
*[[Buen Retiro Park]]<br />
*[[Casino de Madrid]]<br />
*[[Centro Comercial Alcalá Norte]]<br />
*[[Círculo de Bellas Artes]]<br />
*[[Convento de la Natividad y San José]]<br />
*[[Caryatid Building|Edificio de Las Cariátides]]<br />
*[[Edificio del Banco de España]]<br />
*[[Edificio Metrópolis]]<br />
*[[Banco de España (Madrid Metro)|Estación de Banco de España]]<br />
*[[Fonda Peninsulares]]<br />
*[[Café de Fornos]]<br />
*[[Convento de San Hermenegildo (Madrid)|Convento de San Hermenegildo]]<br />
*[[Casa de los Heros]]<br />
*[[Four Seasons Hotel Madrid]]<br />
*[[Iglesia de las Calatravas]]<br />
*[[Iglesia de San José (Madrid)]]<br />
*[[Iglesia de San Manuel y San Benito (Madrid)|Iglesia de San Manuel y San Benito]]<br />
*[[Las Ventas]]<br />
*[[Ministry of Education (Spain)|Ministry of Education]]<br />
*[[Palacio de Alcañices]]<br />
*[[Palacio de Buenavista (Madrid)|Palacio de Buenavista]]<br />
*[[Palacio de Linares]]<br />
*[[Palacio de Torrecilla]]<br />
*[[Plaza de Cibeles]]<br />
*[[Plaza de la Independencia (Madrid)|Plaza de la Independencia]]<br />
*[[Puerta de Alcalá]]<br />
*[[Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando]]<br />
*[[Real Casa de la Aduana]]<br />
*[[Real Pósito de Madrid]]<br />
*[[Café Suizo]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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