Calle de Alcalá

Calle de Alcalá with the Edificio Metrópolis, the Círculo de Bellas Artes and the La Unión y el Fénix Español building in the background
Interactive map of Calle de Alcalá
Type	street
Length	11 km (6.8 mi)
Location	Madrid, Spain
West end	Puerta del Sol
Major junctions	M-30
East end	M-14 in Rejas

Calle de Alcalá is among the longest streets in Madrid. It starts at the Puerta del Sol and goes on for 11 kilometres (6.8 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".^[1]

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.

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40°25′42″N 3°40′4″W / 40.42833°N 3.66778°W / 40.42833; -3.66778