Madrid PLAZA MAYOR

INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION

When King Philip II moved his capital from Toledo to Madrid at the end of the 16th century, he gave Juan de Herrera the task of transforming the ancient and modest town into a luxurious and modern...
EXTERIOR
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EXTERIOR

Plaza Mayor is surrounded by arcades, pinnacles, attics, slate roofs and, as you can see, by a large number of balconies. Don't bother counting them: there are 237. Why so many? There is a historical...
PLAZA DE LA VILLA
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PLAZA DE LA VILLA

Welcome to Plaza de la Villa, a beautiful, secluded, trapezoid-shaped sloped square which opens onto three roads: Calle del Codo, Calle del Cordón, and Calle de Madrid. The roads and square...
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