Puerta de Alcalá

By: Zhang Wenjie

Oct 04 2011

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Category: Spain

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Aperture:f/8
Focal Length:10mm
ISO:100
Shutter:1/200 sec
Camera:Canon EOS 450D

Designed by the Italian architect Francesco Sabatini, the Gate of Alcalá comprises five arches topped with cherubic angels and cupids. It used to mark the eastern boundary of Madrid in the 1800s, but is now at the heart of the city, near the Plaza de Independencia.

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