Fuente del Ángel Caído | Fountain of the Fallen Angel, Madrid
The Fuente del Ángel Caído (“Fountain of the Fallen Angel”) has an ambivalent place in this city of churches. Because it depicts the fall of Lucifer in Milton’s Paradise Lost, the Ángel may be the only public monument in Spain to the Devil himself. Paradise Lost: Canto 1 Him the
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San Jerónimo el Real | St. Jerome the Royal, Madrid
San Jerónimo el Real is an early 16th century church that has undergone various transformations since its beginning as a Hieronymite monastery (Latin: Hieronymus = English: Jerome). Originally, there was a monastery to the north, near the Manzanares river. But the location was marshy and the decision was made to
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Monumento a los Caídos por España | Monument to the Fallen for Spain, Madrid 1
Along the Paseo del Prado, between the Palacio de Cibeles and the Prado, lies this monument to the fallen of Spain. Dos de Mayo refers to a famous uprising in 1808—on May 2nd, the citizens of Madrid revolted against the occupation of the city by French troops. They were slaughtered.
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Because of the design, the “Monument to the Fallen for Spain” is also known as the Obelisco (“Obelisk”).
Palacio de Cibeles | Cibeles Palace, Madrid 1
Madrid’s improbable palace near the Fuente de Cibeles (“Cibeles Fountain”) is a relative newbie. The Palacio de Cibeles began its life as the city’s main post office and its telegraph & telephone headquarters—the Palacio de Comunicaciones (“Communications Palace”). Construction was started in A.D. 1907 and the building officially opened in
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Palacio de Cibeles | Cibeles Palace, Madrid 2
The atrium behind the Palacio de Cibeles is open to pedestrians and can be accessed from the Calle de Alcalá or the Calle de Montalbán.
