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This monumental gateway, opposite the Casón del Buen Retiro, was designed by architect Melchor de Bueras in 1690. Made of granite, with ornaments by Pedro de Landa, it was built in celebration of King Charles II’s wedding to Maria Anna of Neuburg.

The gate, in the late baroque style, first stood in the vicinity of the Hieronymites Monastery and Paseo del Prado, as an enclosing element for the Royal Site of El Buen Retiro, in Calle de Felipe IV, alongside Plaza de Cánovas del Castillo, where you can find the Neptuno Fountain. In 1880, it was moved to its current location, on Calle de Alfonso XII, marking the entrance to the Parterre Garden.

Puerta de Felipe IV
Puerta de Felipe IV
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Calle
de Alfonso XII, s/n
28009
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Retiro
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- Antonio Maura (calle Antonio Maura, 15)

- Espalter (calle Espalter, 1)

- Plaza de la Independencia, 6

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