Plaza de Isabel II

For other uses, see Plaza de Isabel II (disambiguation).
Plaza de Isabel II
"Opera Square" after its 2011 remodeling
Map
LocationMadrid, Spain
Coordinates40°25′05″N 3°42′34″W / 40.41806°N 3.70944°W / 40.41806; -3.70944

The Plaza de Isabel II (also known as Plaza de Ópera) is a historic public square between the Sol and Palacio wards in the central district of Madrid.[1] The plaza is at the convergence of Arenal Street [ es] (from the Puerta del Sol) and the minor roads Arrieta, Calle de Campomanes [es], Caños del Peral, Escalinata and Vergara. It was formed by filling the ravine created by the Arenal stream and the source of the Fountain of the Canals of the Pear Tree. The square occupies part of the site where the old Theater of the Caños del Peral [es] stood between 1738 and 1817.[2]

The Teatro Real opera house, which sits on the western edge of the plaza, was ordered to be constructed by Isabel II for whom the plaza is now named.[3]

  1. ^ Santamaría, Carmen (2005). Balcones, caminos y glorietas de Madrid: escenas y escenarios de ayer y de hoy (in Spanish). Silex. pp. 80–85.
  2. ^ Iglesias, Antonio (2003). El Teatro Real de Madrid: teatro de la ópera (in Spanish). Editorial Complutense. p. 35.
  3. ^ "Teatro Real, Madrid's premier opera house". Go Madrid. Retrieved 2009-10-22.