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 Great Royal Statues by scottishvisitorLeave a Comment Directions: On the East Side of the Royal Palace & The Opera House
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 The Palace by night by agarciaLeave a Comment
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Madrid is a "green" city with a lot of parks and gardens to contrast their jungle of concrete and cement. Plaza de Oriente is a small but beautiful green oasis in front of (or behind?) the Royal Palace and close to the Almúdena Cathedral. It was built to put some distance between the royal family and any possible street disturbances. Nowadays it's one place to take a break from walking while enjoying the scenery of 2 beautiful buildings, or perhaps to have a picnic. One of the most picturesque people I saw there was a woman with one of these old cameras. We wanted to ask how much it would cost to have our picture taken but she was packing to go home.
Beware of some women offering foot massages and other street sellers. Directions: Nearest metro station: Ópera.
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 Best terrace of Madrid by agarciaLeave a Comment Directions: Opera Metro Station
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 Plaza de Oriente by andal13
You may say that the picture does not show the square; you are right. I took this picture from Plaza de Oriente, and I humbly think it is one of my best shots!
Plaza de Oriente es una de las plazas madrileñas más famosas; es bastante grande, tiene varios árboles y otras plantas, y una serie de estatuas de diferentes reyes españoles. Está situada entre el Palacio Real de Oriente y el Teatro Real.
Podrás decir que esta foto no muestra la plaza, y tienes razón. Tomé esta foto desde Plaza de Oriente, y modestamente creo que es una de mis mejores fotos! Leave a Comment
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- Phillip IV by Kuznetsov_Sergey
The Teatro Real built in 1850 is also situated on Plaza de Oriente.
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 Gardens of the Square by Carmela71
The French wanted to build a wide boulevard in the style of Champs Elys?es in Paris, but the project was stopped.
Right now you can see a two lines of statues of all the kings prior to the Catholic ones, Kings of the reigns of Leon, Castilla, etc... 44 statues of Kings and Queens, really impressive lol
In the center of the square is a statue of Felipe IV on horseback.
I am afraid in my times we did not had to memorised all of them, as in my mother times, hehehe... I do not know why but some of the ones I remember are Recaredo, Wamba ...
In the times of Franco this was the place were all the demonstrations were held
Now lets walk around the Square to visit the Teatro Real Leave a Comment
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 The Royal palace at the right by SirRichard
There you can find nice buildings around and some terraces to have a few drinks in summer... Leave a Comment
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 Birds eye view of Plaza del
Oriente by Lorro
The plaza was created by Jose I Bonaparte (Napoleons brother) to seperate the royal family, who were living in the Palace, from the comon folk.
The statue at the center of the plaza represents Felipe IV and none other than Galileo Galilei was involved to balance the statue correctly (the horse is reared up on its back legs). Leave a Comment Directions: From Metro Opera walk along either side of the Opera building and you are in the Plaza.
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 by fachd
Today it has one of the largest stages in the world. The theatre annual programs are diverse from classical to the contemporary.
Plaza de Oriente, s/n Madrid, 28013
Nearest Train: Ópera
Fax: +34 91 516 0651
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