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 Torre de los Luxanes by andal13
"We live at Ronda
de Embajadores,
close to Ribera
de Curtidores.
We spend our life
with children,
the ones that eat
our waffles.
We cross el Prao,
Columbus Square
vociferating: Who does
want them
tender
crisp
of cinnamon and lemmon?"
From operetta "Agua, azucarillos y aguradiente" by Chueca and Ramos Carrión.
Plaza de la Villa, el corazón del Madrid Antiguo, es una plaza bonita y acogedora, rodeada de edificios interesantes, como la Torre de los Luxanes, el edificio más antiguo de Madrid y en donde nació el compositor Federico Chueca en 1846.
"Vivimos en la Ronda
de Embajadores,
al lao de la Ribera
de Curtidores.
Pasamos nuestra vida
con los chiquillos,
que son los que consumen
nuestros barquillos.
Cruzamos el Prao,
la plaza Colón
voceando: ¿quién los quiere
tiernecitos
tostaitos
de canela y de limón?
Coro de barquilleros de la zarzuela "Agua, azucarillos y aguardiente", de Chueca y Ramos Carrión Leave a Comment
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 Torre de los Luxanes by andal13
"Torre de los Luxanes" es eI edificio más antiguo de Madrid; data del siglo XV, y se encuentra situado en la Plaza de la Villa, en el Madrid Antiguo. Leave a Comment
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Built in the 17th century by the same architect who designed Plaza Mayor, Madrid's Ayuntamiento (city hall) exhibits similar features as the buildings surrounding the Plaza. The Ayuntamiento is located on Plaza de la Villa opposite the Torre de los Lujanes and has a strategic view of Calle Mayor where Easter processions take place.
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On our orienteering city tour one of the stop was Casa de la Villa the old Town Hall of Madrid. Unfortunately the area was under renovation and it was close. From outside I could see the surrounding buildings. In my opinion the architecture and the design is not as grand as many buildings in Madrid which made it more interesting. Also the town hall look old. At the centre square stood Benlliure's statue of Álvaro de Bazán, commander of the Spanish Armada.
Originally the Casa de la Villa served the City of Madrid as both prison and Town Hall. Located in historic Plaza de la Villa, between Plaza del Sol and Plaza de Oriente.
The old Town Hall is one of the tourist attractions. I think it’s worthwhile a visit. Directions: Located in historic Plaza de la Villa, between Plaza del Sol and Plaza de Oriente.
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The Town Hall Square ( Plaza de la Villa ) lies in a quet area of Madrid. The Villa, a Renaissance Palace was designed to be the Town Hall and the jail in 1640. It is worth visiting medieval streets in the area and admire the beautiful archtecture all around ! ! Leave a Comment
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 Casa de la Villa by Carmela71
It is very easy to reach from the Plaza del sol, heading to Calle Mayor in direction to the Almudena Cathedral
At the photo you can see the town hall, but at my left (sorry you can not see it) is the Torre de los Lujanes, a 15th-century building in Mudejar style, that whenever I visit the light is no good for photography lol
From here head down calle Mayor till the Almudena cathedral, you will see a lovely building at your right of a Italian institution (do not remember) and later at your right a military church
Now lets move on to the ALMUDENA CATHEDRAL down street Leave a Comment
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The 15th century Torre de los Lujanes counts among the oldest buildings in Madrid. The Mudéjar style tower may have been the minaret of a mosque. It is located on Plaza de la Villa, opposite the Ayuntamiento.
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This exquisite 16th century building was originally constructed for the Cardinal Benito Jiménez de Cisneros. Later in its history, it was acquired by Madrid's Ayuntamiento as a supplemental building to the city hall function.
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The guide book says yuo can only visit City Hall if you're on a guided tour. This is true. When we got there however, we found that there were only Spanish speaking tours running. We signed up for one anyway figuring at least we could go inside. When the tour started our guide started giving the tour in English. It was a nice surprise. See? Everything works out in the end... Leave a Comment
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 City hall by night by agarciaLeave a Comment
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