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In this period too the Via Giulia was famous as a venue for parties and entertainment for the common people: in 1720 the Sienese held a festival to celebrate the promotion of Marc'Antonio Zondadari to Grand Master of the Order of Malta; [22] Fireworks were set off near the Fontanone di Ponte Sisto; [57] two triumphal arches were raised above ...
This church is indissolubly linked to the history of the Archconfraternity of Siena in Rome, to which it still belongs. A sizable Sienese community in Rome was established at the end of the 14th century, and first used the church of Santa Maria in Monterone as its home before shifting to Santa Maria sopra Minerva (site of Catherine of Siena's tomb) around the middle of the 15th century.
San Filippo Neri (red arrow) and its Oratory (blue arrow) in their original context in the map of Rome of Giambattista Nolli (1748). The church is located in Rome's Regola rione, about halfway down Via Giulia (at the n. 134B), its facade facing west-southwest, in a neighborhood still devastated by the demolitions started in 1938 [1] for the construction of a road between ponte Mazzini bridge ...
This core is home to one quarter of the population of Madrid (about 800,000 people) and is, in average, wealthier than the rest of the city. [4] Also, housing prices are higher inside the M-30. Popularly, the city Madrid is divided in dentro de la M-30 (inside the M-30) and fuera de la M-30 (outside the M-30). [ 5 ]
Plaza de España (Spanish for 'Spain Square') is a large square and popular tourist destination located in central Madrid, Spain at the western end of the Gran Vía.It features a monument to Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra and is adjacent to two of Madrid's most prominent skyscrapers.
The Autovía A-2 (also called Autovia del Nordeste and Avenida de América, Catalan: Autovia del Nord-est) is a Spanish autovía and autopista route which starts in Madrid and ends in Barcelona. It replaces the former N-II .
The Hotel Ritz Madrid was built at the behest of King Alfonso XIII [2] who, returning from a tour of Europe, realized that the Spanish Court lacked a hotel with enough pomp for European royalty and other illustrious visitors. His idea was for Madrid to have such a hotel to equal the likes of The Ritz London Hotel and Hôtel Ritz Paris.
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 293 km (182 mi). Its growth between 1995 and 2007 put it among the fastest-growing networks in the world at the time.