The Calle de Toledo is a historic street in central

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, Spain, running across the

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and

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districts.

History and description

Straddling along the

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districts, it starts at the Plaza Mayor and ends at the Glorieta de las Pirámides. It was already named ''Toledo'' in the 16th century. Until the late 15th century it ended at the Hospital of La Latina. In the early 17th century the part near the Plaza Mayor was widened. Following the 1790 fire in the Plaza Mayor, the buildings of the Portal de Cofreros were rebuilt with new materials following the anti-fire regulations dictated by

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. The street consolidated as one of the specialised commercial streets in the city centre by the early 20th century. The image of the northernmost end near the Plaza Mayor became a part of the

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collective memory with the photograph of the ''¡ No pasarán!'' banner hanged in the street during the

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. The landmarks located in the street include (at the junction with the calle de Arganzuela) and the

Instituto San Isidro The Instituto de Enseñanza Secundaria San Isidro (IES San Isidro) is a co-educational day school for pupils from 12 to 18 years of age. It is located in the historical Calle de Toledo in Madrid, Spain. It is one of 66 secondary schools establish ...

. On 20 January 2021, four people were killed in a building

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. File:Calle de Toledo 1890.jpg, The street circa 1890 File:Vendedoras callejeras junto al mercado de La Cebada, en la calle de Toledo.jpg, Female street vendors in the street next to the market of La Cebada (c. 1900)

References

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