The Walls of Philip II were walls in the city of
Madrid
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that
Philip II Philip II may refer to:
* Philip II of Macedon (382–336 BC)
* Philip II (emperor) (238–249), Roman emperor
* Philip II, Prince of Taranto (1329–1374)
* Philip II, Duke of Burgundy (1342–1404)
* Philip II, Duke of Savoy (1438-1497)
* Philip ...
, in 1566, constructed for fiscal and sanitary control. The walls covered an area of about 125 hectares.]
Background
The walls started from the
Christian Walls of Madrid, Christian Walls at its height to the current Calle Segovia, and continued through the streets of las Aguas, Águila, Calatrava, Santa Ana, Juanelo, Cabeza, Magdalena, between the Plaza de Matute y the Calle León, by the streets Echegaray, Cedaceros, Arlabán, Virgen de los Peligros, Aduana,
Montera,
Gran Vía, joining to the
Walls del Arrabal in the Plaza del Callao.
This Walls had 8 main gates and access postigos:
*Puerta de la Vega, a survivor of the Arab wall. It was replaced in 1708 and finally demolished in 1814.
*Puerta de Segovia, Segovia near the
Puente de Segovia. It was where roads connected to
Castile and
Extremadura
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.
*Puerta de Toledo, located on the
Calle Toledo around its junction with the Calle Calatrava.
*Puerta de Antón Martín, located in the present Plaza de Antón Martín. It took its name from the Hospital de San Juan de Dios, better known by the name of its founder Antón Martín.
*Puerta del Sol, a new gate replaced one of the same name, which stood more forward than the new walls. Located in Calle Alcalá at its intersection with calles Cedaceros and Virgen de los Peligros.
*Puerta de la Red de San Luis, at the
Calle Montera which was the exit to
Hortaleza and
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. It took its name from the Iglesia de San Luis Obispo.
*Postigo de San Martín, who was of the walls del Arrabal.
*Puerta de Santo Domingo, which was of the walls del Arrabal.
Remains of these walls are found in Calle de Bailén next to the extension of the
Palacio del Senado
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History
The building was built ...
.
See also
*
Walls of Madrid
References
External links
Plan of Madrid of the 16th century
{{coord missing, Spain
Buildings and structures completed in 1566
Buildings and structures in Madrid
Walls
Walls may refer to:
*The plural of wall, a structure
*Walls (surname), a list of notable people with the surname
Places
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* Walls, Mississippi, United States
* Walls, Ontario, neighborhood in Perry, Ontario, C ...
Madrid
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Philip II of Spain