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  2. Puerta del Sol - Wikipedia

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    Real Casa de Correos at Puerta del Sol, Madrid. Puerta del Sol, Madrid. The Puerta is located in the very heart of Madrid. It serves as the kilometre zero from which all radial roads in Spain are measured. This is demonstrated by a plaque on the floor of the square, marking the exact point of Km.0.

  3. History of the Puerta del Sol - Wikipedia

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    Puerta del Sol, Madrid – The buildings and the equestrian statue of Charles III. After the renovation, one of the largest premises in the square was rented in 1863 to a French financier who was in charge of setting up one of the most luxurious hotels in Madrid. In 1864, one of the oldest hotels in Madrid was inaugurated: the Grand Hôtel de ...

  4. Statue of the Bear and the Strawberry Tree - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Sol (Madrid Metro) - Wikipedia

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    Sol is a station on Line 1, Line 2 and Line 3 of the Madrid Metro. It is located in Zone A and is the most central station on the Metro, located at the Puerta del Sol square. Because of its location, it is one of the busiest stations of the Madrid Metro .

  6. Sol (Madrid) - Wikipedia

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    Sol is an administrative neighborhood (barrio) of Madrid belonging to the district of Centro. It has a total area of around 44.5 hectares [ 1 ] (less than 0.1% out of the total municipal area). [ 2 ] Hugely affected by the impact of tourism , by 2018 it had over 2 tourists per 1 permanent dweller.

  7. Calle de Preciados - Wikipedia

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    Calle de Preciados (or simply Preciados) is a public pedestrian street in central Madrid, Spain, which spans from Puerta del Sol to Plaza de Santo Domingo via Plaza de Callao, where it takes a bend. [1] It is about 500 metres (1,600 ft) long. [2]

  8. Calle de la Montera - Wikipedia

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    The Calle de la Montera is a pedestrian street in the centre of Madrid. Starting from the south, it links the Puerta del Sol and the so-called Red de San Luis (the junction with the Gran Vía). It presents a south-north positive slope. All its path falls within the limits of the Sol neighborhood, in turn part of the Centro District of the ...

  9. Plaza de Isabel II - Wikipedia

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    The Plaza de Isabel II (also known as Plaza de Ópera) is a historic public square between the Sol and Palacio wards in the central district of Madrid. [1] The plaza is at the convergence of Arenal Street [] (from the Puerta del Sol) and the minor roads Arrieta, Calle de Campomanes [], Caños del Peral, Escalinata and Vergara.