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Plaza De España, Madrid
is a large square and popular tourist destination located in central Madrid, Spain at the western end of the Gran Vía (Madrid), Gran Vía. It features a Monument to Miguel de Cervantes, monument to Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra and is adjacent to two of Madrid's most prominent skyscrapers. Additionally, the Royal Palace of Madrid, Palacio Real (Royal Palace) is only a short walk south from the plaza. After years of renovation, on 22 November 2021, the square was reopened for pedestrians. Cervantes Monument Right in the center of the square is the monument to Miguel de Cervantes, created at the same time as the square itself. Around the monument, a series of landscaped spaces were created for the enjoyment and rest of passers-by. In front of the statue of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, a pond of rectangular form is located that forms one of the best known views of the Madrid, Spanish capital, along with the Torre de Madrid and Edificio España behind it. Initially, the statue ...
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Monument To Miguel De Cervantes
The Monument to Miguel de Cervantes is an instance of public art located in Madrid, Spain. Erected on the centre of the , it is dedicated to Miguel de Cervantes, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language. The monument incorporates a stone monolith with several statues (including Cervantes') and a detached bronze sculptural group representing Alonso Quijano, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. History and description In 1915, a year before the 300th anniversary of the writer's death, a public contest was announced in order to award the project. The announcement was met with concern among certain reviewers. The winning project was awarded to a dark horse proposal by Rafael Martínez Zapatero and Lorenzo Coullaut Valera that had been derided as overly literary, detail-oriented and anecdotal. The jury's decision was criticised via an open letter signed by at least 109 public figures, including, to name a few, Ramón del Valle Inclán, Alejandro Ferrant, Emilio Carrer ...
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La Mancha
La Mancha () is a natural region, natural and historical region in the provinces of Spain, Spanish provinces of province of Albacete, Albacete, province of Cuenca, Cuenca, province of Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real and province of Toledo, Toledo. It is a fertile plateau (610 m or 2000 ft) that stretches from the mountains of Toledo, Spain, Toledo to the western spurs of the Cuenca, Spain, Cuenca hills, bordered to the south by the Sierra Morena and to the north by the Alcarria. The La Mancha historical comarca constitutes the southern portion of Castilla-La Mancha autonomous community and makes up most of the present-day administrative region. Etymology The name ''La Mancha'' is probably derived from the Arabic word المنشأ ''al-mansha'', meaning "land without water". The name of the city of Almansa in Province of Albacete, Albacete shares that origin. The name describes the region's dryland farming soils. Another etymology ascribes the origin of ''La Mancha'' to المان ...
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Dos De Mayo Uprising
The ''Dos de Mayo'' or Second of May Uprising took place in Madrid, Spain, on 2–3 May 1808. The rebellion, mainly by civilians, with some isolated military action by junior officers, was against the occupation of the city by French troops, and was violently repressed by the First French Empire, French Imperial forces, with hundreds of public executions. Background The city had been under the occupation of Napoleon I of France, Napoleon's army since 23 March of the same year. King Charles IV of Spain, Charles IV had been forced by the Spanish people during the Tumult of Aranjuez to abdicate in favor of his son Ferdinand VII of Spain, Ferdinand VII, and at the time of the uprising both were in the French city of Bayonne at the insistence of Napoleon. An attempt by the French general Joachim Murat to move Charles IV's Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca, daughter and her children along with his Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain, youngest son to Bayonne sparked a rebelli ...
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Príncipe Pío (hill)
The montaña del Príncipe Pío is a hill in the western part of Madrid, Spain. Background It is named after prince Francisco Pío de Saboya, a member of the Italian Pio di Savoia family, whose mother Juana de Moura owned property there. Later, barracks (''Cuartel de la Montaña'') were constructed there. The Madrilene rebels who fought the Napoleonic invaders were executed there on the morning of 3 May 1808, as painted by Francisco de Goya. Around the 1960s, the barracks were demolished to make room for the Parque del Oeste. The former location of the barracks is now the site of the Temple of Debod, a Nubian temple given by the Egyptian government to Spain in gratitude for Spanish help in saving antiquities during the building of the Aswan Dam The Aswan Dam, or Aswan High Dam, is one of the world's largest embankment dams, which was built across the Nile in Aswan, Egypt, between 1960 and 1970. When it was completed, it was the tallest earthen dam in the world, surpassing ...
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El Tres De Mayo, By Francisco De Goya, From Prado Thin Black Margin
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Line 2 (Madrid Metro)
Line 2 of the Madrid Metro is a rapid transit line in Madrid. It runs through the city center between the Las Rosas and Cuatro Caminos stations, for a total of 20 stations (the Cuatro Caminos - La Elipa section with 60-metre platforms and the La Almudena - Las Rosas with 90-metre platforms), linked by 14.1 km of track in a narrow gauge tunnel, with a journey that lasts approximately 33 minutes. Despite being one of the oldest and shortest in the system, it has undergone various expansions throughout its existence. The first ended up as new lines (the Goya-Diego de León branch absorbed by line 4 and the Ventas-Ciudad Lineal extension absorbed by line 5) and the recent extensions to La Elipa and Las Rosas have taken the line to the eastern periphery of the city. Most stations have side platforms, except Cuatro Caminos, which has a side platform and a central platform. The stations in the section between Quevedo and Santo Domingo, both included, are not adapted. The Banco de ...
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Line 10 (Madrid Metro)
Line 10 of the Madrid Metro is a rapid transit line in Madrid that is actually the product of two formerly separate lines. Today the route begins at (San Sebastián de los Reyes) and ends at (Alcorcón). Passengers must transfer at between the "line 10A" segment, which covers the portion of the route south of the station, and "line 10B," which extends north to Hospital Infanta Sofía. Line 10 provides access to the Cuatro Torres Business Area at station, the AZCA at , as well as the Chamartín Railway station, Plaza de Castilla, Plaza de España, Principe Pío and Casa de Campo. The line links the towns of Alcobendas and San Sebastián de los Reyes with Madrid. History Origins The line is the product of two lines, the former Line 8 from to Nuevos Ministerios and the former Suburbano (also known as Line S) from to , this section being named line 10 in the 1980s, and formerly operated by FEVE until the management of Line S was transferred to the Community of Madrid. In ...
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Line 3 (Madrid Metro)
Line 3 is a rapid transit line of the Madrid Metro in Madrid. It contains 19 stations across . History The line was opened in August 1936 between and , a few days before the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. In 1941 it was extended from Sol to , in 1949 from Embajadores to , in 1951 from Delicias to , in 1963 from Argüelles to . In 2007, the platforms were lengthened to to allow for 6-car trains of CAF class 3000. During this process, all of the stations were modernized and rebuilt, thus giving the original section of Line 3 a brand new look. station was completely rebuilt adjacent to that of the Line 6, proving an easy connection between the two lines. On 21 April 2007, the line was extended from to , doubling its length. This was the first extension of the line since 1951. Further extensions on both ends of the line have been proposed. On 21 April 2025, the line was extended to station, connecting with Line 12 and Cercanías Line C-3. Stations See also * Madri ...
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Madrid Metro
The Madrid Metro (Spanish: ''Metro de Madrid'') is a rapid transit system serving the city of Madrid, capital of Spain. The system is the 14th longest rapid transit system in the world, with a total length of . Its growth between 1995 and 2007 put it among the fastest-growing networks in the world at the time. However, the European debt crisis greatly slowed expansion plans, with many projects being postponed and canceled. Unlike normal Spanish road and rail traffic, which Left- and right-hand traffic, drive on the right, the Madrid Metro uses left-hand traffic on all lines as traffic in Madrid drove on the left until 1924, five years after the system had begun operation. Trains are in circulation every day from 6:00 am until 1:30 am, though during the weekends, this schedule was to be extended by one more hour in the morning in 2020. Furthermore, the regional government intended to keep stations opened around the clock during these days from 2023 onwards. It had onl ...
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Plaza De España-Noviciado (Madrid Metro)
A town square (or public square, urban square, city square or simply square), also called a plaza or piazza, is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town or city, and which is used for community gatherings. Related concepts are the civic center, the market square and the village green. Most squares are hardscapes suitable for open market (place), markets, concerts, political rallies, and other events that require firm ground. They are not necessarily a true square, geometric square. Being centrally located, town squares are usually surrounded by small shops such as Bakery, bakeries, meat markets, cheese stores, and clothing stores. At their center is often a well, monument, statue or other feature. Those with fountains are sometimes called fountain squares. The term "town square" (especially via the term "public square") is synonymous with the politics of many cultures, and the names of a certain town squares, such as the Euromaidan or Red Squar ...
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