Location: Barrio de Salamanca
Top Things to do in Barrio de Salamanca
Top 10 Monuments & Statues in Barrio de Salamanca, Community of Madrid
So many of Madrid’s buildings look like castles, you’ll think you’ve stumbled into a fairytale. Even City Hall is astounding, with its white pinnacles and neo-Gothic features. A self-guided architecture tour can begin by the great bear statue in the central Puerta del Sol. Wander by the fanciful Royal Palace before absorbing the natural beauty of Retiro Park, then visit one of the city’s many museums. You could happily cap off each day by nibbling on forkfuls of paella while sipping Spanish rioja.
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1. Plaza de Cibeles
2. Puerta de Alcala
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This is considered to be the first modern post-Roman triumphal arch built in Europe even older than the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. It was a gate in the former Walls of Felipe IV and stands near the main entrance to the Parque del Buen Retiro. Today it is in the centre of a very busy traffic intersection and it’s difficult to take photos because of the continual stream of traffic.
3. Monumento a Alfonso XII
4. Monumento de Cristobal Colon
5. Estatua de Espartero
6. Monumento a Don Blas de Lezo y Olavarrieta
7. Estatua A Valle Inclan
8. Monument Glorieta de Emilio Castelar
9. Monumento a Jorge Juan y Santacilia
10. Monumento a Goya
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