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The Plaza Mayor (English: Town square) is a major public space in the heart of Madrid, the capital of Spain. It was once the centre of Old Madrid. [ 1 ] It was first built (1580–1619) during the reign of Philip III .
The Calle Mayor was the place where the guilds of silversmiths and jewelers concentrated. [4] In the 18th century, the street was divided in three sections with different names: Almudena (from the alcázar surroundings to the Plazuela de la Villa ; Platería (from the plazuela de la Villa to the Puerta de Guadalajara), and Mayor (from the ...
Europe: . Plaza Mayor, Madrid; Puerta del Sol, Madrid; Plaza de Colón, Madrid; Plaça Sant Jaume, Barcelona; Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona; Plaza Mayor, Valladolid ...
Immediately to the southwest lies the Plaza Mayor; the Palacio Real, the official home of the Royal Family, is further west. Parliament and the museum district are to the east and the train station Atocha is to the southeast. Under the square lies a public transport hub served by lines 1, 2 and 3 of the Madrid Metro.
The Statue of the Bear and the Strawberry Tree (Spanish: El Oso y el Madroño) is a sculpture from the second half of the 20th century, situated in the Spanish capital, Madrid. It represents the coat of arms of Madrid and is found on the east side of the Puerta del Sol , between Calle de Alcalá and Carrera de San Jerónimo, in the historical ...
Façade of the Casa de la Panadería. The Casa de la Panadería is a municipal and cultural building on the north side of the Plaza Mayor in Madrid.It is four stories high, the ground floor comprising porticos and the top floor in the form of an attic, with its sides crowned by angular towers.
San Miguel Market is the most popular market in Madrid among tourists since it is located in the centre of Madrid, within walking distance from Plaza Mayor.The market is not a traditional grocery market but a gourmet tapas market, with over 30 different vendors selling a wide variety of freshly prepared tapas, hams, olives, baked goods and other foods.
On the other side, La Latina borders with Plaza Mayor and overlaps with the ancient part of the town, El Madrid de los Austrias, where the Palacio Real (Royal Palace) is located. La Latina has developed a gay area [ 8 ] centered on Calle Calatrava, with many bars and some restaurants/tapas bars that cater to the community.