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Cibeles Fountain. It was built at the end of the 18th Century under the orders of King Carlos III. It was designed by architect Ventura Rodríguez in marble and represents the goddess Cibeles astride a lion-drawn chariot. In her hands she holds a scepter and the keys to the city. The fountain is the venue for celebrations of victories by Real Madrid Football Club.
Taken at Madrid, Spain
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Palacio de las Comunicaciones. Designed and built by Antonio Palacios and Joaquín Otamendi as the headquarters of the Spanish Post Office and Telegraph Company, it was inaugurated in 1909.
Taken at Madrid, Spain
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Palacio de las Comunicaciones
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Palacio de las Comunicaciones
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Casa de America
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Casa de America
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Real Academia. Where Spanish becomes official.
Taken at Madrid, Spain
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Statue of Francisco de Goya. It was made of bronze, marble and granite by sculptor Mariano Benlliure, and unveiled in 1902.
Taken at El Prado, Madrid, Spain
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Puerta a El Retiro. 1690.
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The House of the Post Office. It was built for the postal service, but currently serves as the office of the President of the Community of Madrid, the head of the regional government of the Autonomous Community of Madrid. It was built between 1766 and 1768.
Taken at the Puerta del Sol, Madrid, Spain
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Tio Pepe. A neon advertisement for Tío Pepe sherry. “Sol de Andalucia Embotellado!” (“Andalusian sun in a bottle!” ) declares the red and green sign, next to a red-hatted wine bottle with hands on its hips.
Taken at the Puerta del Sol, Madrid, Spain
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Tio Pepe and Charles III
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Statue of Charles III. Made by Miguel Ángel Rodríguez and Eduardo Zancada in 1994. It's a replica after a smaller statue sculpted by Juan Pascual de Mena (1707–1784) in the 18th century.
Taken at the Puerta del Sol, Madrid, Spain
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Statue of Charles III
Taken at the Puerta del Sol, Madrid, Spain
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El Oso y el Madroño.
Taken at the Puerta del Sol, Madrid, Spain
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Charles III Building
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Building No. 6.
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Building No. 6.
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Building
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Building in the Gran Via
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Quadriga On Roof Of Banco De Bilbao Building Four Horses Drawing A Two Wheeled Chariot.
Taken at Madrid, Spain
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Four Horses Drawing A Two Wheeled Chariot
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The Horses
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The door to Building No. 39. The Metropolis.
Taken at The Gran Via, Madrid, Spain
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The Metropolis Building. Designed in the French Beaux Arts style of architecture by architects Jules and Raymond Fevrier and constructed between 1907 and 1911.
Taken at Madrid, Spain
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The door to Building 15.
Taken at The Gran Via, Madrid, Spain
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Building
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Building
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Building
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Building
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Edificio Espana
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Edificio Espana
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Building
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Puerta de Alcala. Is a Neo-classical monument in the Plaza de la Independencia in Madrid, Spain. It is regarded as the first modern post-Roman triumphal arch built in Europe. It was inaugurated in 1778, and it was commissioned by Charles III.
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Puerta de Alcala
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Detail of the Puerta de Alcala
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Puerta de Alcala
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Puerta de Alcala
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At the Wellington Hotel
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At the Wellington Hotel
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Building
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Detail of Building
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Detail of building
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Detail of building
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Building
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Building
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Basilica Concepcion de Nuestra Senora
Taken at Madrid, Spain
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Basilica Concepcion de Nuestra Senora
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History
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Church
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Door
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Door
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El Corte Ingles
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