# General view

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## Artwork

- Artist: [AGUADO LÓPEZ, Antonio](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/aguado-lpez-antonio-r146c627ab83f72>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Photo

## Commentary

Aguado López received the commission for the Puerta de Toledo from Ferdinand VII. The king ordered this city gate to be built in 1816-17 as a visible sign of the restoration of Bourbon rule. This severely designed triumphal arch was the last to be built in Madrid.

## Related artworks

- [Exterior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/aguado-lpez-antonio-r146c627ab83f72/exterior-view-r66aa46a3421d9a>)

## Attribution

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