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The Gran Vía (Spanish: [ˈɡɾam ˈbi.a], Great Way) is a street in central Madrid, Spain.It leads from Calle de Alcalá, close to Plaza de Cibeles, to Plaza de España.The street, sometimes referred to as the "Spanish Broadway", is one of the city's most important shopping areas, with a large number of hotels and large movie theatres.
Gran Vía [ˈɡɾam ˈbi.a] is a station on Line 1 and Line 5 of the Madrid Metro, located underneath the Gran Vía ("Great Way") and Red de San Luis Plaza in the Centro district of Madrid. It is located in fare zone A. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
In 1981, the Edificio Grassy was immortalized by painter Antonio López in his hyperrealist masterpiece "La Gran Vía". A plaque placed at the entrance of the building facing to Calle del Caballero de Gracia informs that in spring 1840 Théophile Gautier lived in this area.
Gran Via may refer to: Gran Vía, Madrid, street in Madrid; Gran Vía (Madrid Metro), metro station in Madrid; Gran Vía de Montero Ríos, street in Pontevedra; Gran Vía de Don Diego López de Haro, street in Bilbao; Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, street in Barcelona; Granvia l'Hospitalet, a major business district of Barcelona
The Edificio Carrión or Edificio Capitol is a building in central Madrid, Spain.An outstanding example of the expressionist-leaning trend within the wider scope of rationalist architecture in Spain, the building has become an icon of both the Gran Vía and the city.
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Gran Vía As the name implies, the Gran Vía area contains one of Madrid's most important avenues, the Gran Vía (literally, "Great Way"). First and foremost it is a shopping street; however, it also contains a number of tourist accommodations, plenty of nightlife (including Madrid's large goth scene ), many of Madrid's largest movie theaters ...
La Gran Peña (also known as el Círculo de la Gran Peña) is a private community centre located in the building on Gran Vía 2 in Madrid. [1] The community was created in 1869 by the Spanish military. Presidents of the institution are usually high-ranking military personnel or members of the Grandee.