Arcos de Guadalajara
Los Arcos
A triumphal-arch-style gateway built in 1942 to mark the city's 400th anniversary, spanning Avenida Vallarta.
Los Arcos is located near Avenida Vallarta and the Minerva roundabout. Built of pink quarry stone in a neoclassical style, it features twin arches with a viewing deck at the top (opening hours vary). The arches are inscribed with poems praising the city. The gateway once served as the symbolic entrance for travelers arriving from the west and is now a city landmark, often visited together with the nearby Minerva roundabout.
Opening hours
All day (exterior only)
Nearby sights
- Glorieta La Minerva
- Avenida Chapultepec & Colonia Americana
- Templo Expiatorio del Santísimo Sacramento
- Museo de las Artes (MUSA)
- Bosque Los Colomos
- Guadalajara Cathedral
- Templo de San Francisco & Capilla de Aranzazú
- Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres