Plaza Mayor, Madrid

Plaza Mayor of Madrid
Plaza Mayor of Madrid
Location	Madrid, Spain
Coordinates	40°24′55″N 3°42′27″W / 40.415364°N 3.707391°W
Spanish Cultural Heritage
Official name	Plaza Mayor de Madrid
Type	Non-movable
Criteria	Monument
Designated	1985
Reference no.	RI-51-0005006
	Location of Plaza Mayor of Madrid in Madrid

The Plaza Mayor (English: Town square) is a major public space in the heart of Madrid, the capital of Spain. It was once the centre of Old Madrid.^[1] It was first built (1580–1619) during the reign of Philip III. Only a few blocks away is another famous plaza, the Puerta del Sol.

^ Escobar, Jesus (2004). The Plaza Mayor and the Shaping of Baroque Madrid. Cambridge, United Kingdom: The Prss Syndicate of The University of Cambridge. p. 1. ISBN 978-0521111539.

[1] Escobar, Jesus (2004). The Plaza Mayor and the Shaping of Baroque Madrid. Cambridge, United Kingdom: The Prss Syndicate of The University of Cambridge. p. 1. ISBN 978-0521111539.

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