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Plaza de Cibeles sits between the Paseo de Recoletos and the Paseo del Prado, two of Madrid's most charming streets. At the very center of the plaza you'll find the Fuente de la Cibeles (1777), an impressive fountain featuring Cybele, the Phrygian goddess of fertility, sitting in a charriot pulled by two lions. Around the fountain, you'll see some of Madrid's most beautiful buildings, including my own favorite: the Palacio de Communicaciones. This amazing piece of architecture was built at the beginning of the 19th century, in a design that allies several architectural styles quite harmoniously. Pretty much at any hour of the day you'll find tourists walking around the Plaza de Cibeles, looking for that perfect picture angle. And of course, I was one of them! Leave a Comment Directions: Metro "Banco de España"
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The Plaza del Cibeles features a beautiful sculpture and fountains that have been adopted as a symbol for the city and by the Real Madrid soccer team. It is often the meeting point for fans and the football players themselves, whenever the team wins the European cup, Spanish league or Spanish cup. Around the square are located some of the most important buildings in Madrid.
This square acquires its name from the fountain in the middle that dates back to the 18th century, the fountain of Cibeles. This fountain is found on the stretch of Madrid commonly called the Paseo de Recoletos. It depicts the goddess Cibeles, the Greek goddess of fertility, who is seen sitting on a chariot and being pulled by two lions.
Attributed to this goddess were the powers over the fertility of fields and animals. The lions are symbols of Hippomenes and Atalanta, condemned by Aphrodite to pulling the cart. The face reflected in the water is that of Attis, who Cibeles brought back to life after her death.
It is without doubt one of the symbols of the city. The Cibeles Fountain was designed by Ventura Rodríguez between 1777 and 1782. The goddess and chariot are the work of Francisco Gutiérrez and the lions by Roberto Michel. Up until the 19th century both the fountain of Neptune and Cibeles looked directly at each other, until the city council decided to turn them round to face towards the centre of the city Leave a Comment
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As you are in Cibeles Sqaure looking towards Puerta del Sol, the big building at your left with the golden sphere on its roof houses the main offices of the Banco de Espana (Bank of Spain).
You can visit it inside, here is where the money lives :-))
But you can admire its wonderful facade. In the main gate at the Alcala Street (neatr the entrance of the subway pass) you can see one of the few remaining republican badges in Madrid), at the top of the building. You will recognize it by the little castle on top of it. It was put there during the Civil War and never removed... Leave a Comment
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A heavily traffic grand square surrounded by huge and imposing buildings. One ot the symbols of Madrid. The fountain is named after Cibele, the roman goddess of nature. Was built between 1777 and 1782 by Ventura Rodriguez. The fountains looks as, a goddess in a chariot pulled by two lions. It is one of the most beautiful squares i've seen. Leave a Comment
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The Central Post Office is housed by the Palacio de Comunicaciones building. A historical monumental designed built by Antonio Palacio and Julian Otamendi. As for the locals they called it, Nuestra Senora de Correos(Our Lady of the Post). Leave a Comment
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Cibiles Square has the wonderful statue from the 18thC in the middle (its partner - Neptune - is near the Prado). But the background has the most beautiful post office building. Built in the early 20thC it is sometimes called 'Our Lady of the Communications'. To me it has some of the Moorish elements that Spain is strong in. Leave a Comment Directions: Just walk up the Paseo del Prado
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Did you think I forgot the Cibeles? Of course not; I even choose her picture to built this page intro. La Cibeles is not a "must see activity": is an "impossible not to see" one!!!
Cibeles Circus, situated on a crossroads (Calle de Alcalá, Paseo del Prado, Paseo de Recoletos) is a Madrilean symbol. The magnificent building you can see behind Cibeles is Palacio de la Comunicaciones (Communications Palace, in other words, the post office!)
¿Pensaste que me había olvidado de la Cibeles? Por supuesto que no; incluso elegí su foto para la introucción de esta página. La Cibeles no es una "actividad que hay que ver": es "imposible no verla"!!!
La Plaza de Cibeles, situada en el cruce de la Calle de Alcalá, el Paseo del Prado y el Paseo de Recoletos, es un símbolo de Madrid. El magnífico edificio que puedes ver detrás de la Cibeles es el Palacio de las Comunicaciones, en otras palabras, el correo! Leave a Comment
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At Plaza Cibeles in front of the Post Office is the banco de Espa?a.
This building was built by Adaro y Sainz de la Lastra from 1842 to 1891.
It is sometimes dificult to do any photo of any of the buildings around due to the amount of traffic, but we tried our best, lol ...
Now head up to Puerta de Alcala and Parque del Retiro, throw Calle Alcala Leave a Comment
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Cibeles is the Roman goddess of nature. The fountain in the plaza (Fuente de la Cibeles) is one of the more famous landmarks in Madrid and is considered to be one of its symbols. The fountain shows Cibeles sitting in a chariot drawn by two lions. The fountain was designed in the 18th century.
Going south from the Plaza de Cibeles you will encounter the Fuente de Apolo (Fountain of Apollo) and the Fuente de Neptuno (Fountain of Neptune).
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If you take the Alacala street from Sol, after a few minutes you will come across the Cibeles Square. This square, as its name describes is dedicated to Cibeles, goddess of nature, fertility, animals, mountains and fortresses. You can see the goddess on the fountain you will find in the middle of this square. If you like football (soccer) you might recognise this as the place where the Real Madrid goes after winning to pay their respects to the goddess! Also in front of the fountain you can find the Palacio de Comunicaciones, one of my favorite buildings in Madrid. It was originally built for the Postal and Telegraphs Service in the early 1900's. Nowadays it's going to be the city hall of Madrid, which seems more apropriate for such a magnificent building! Leave a Comment
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