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Plaza de Oriente

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Location
  
Madrid, Spain

Phone
  
+34 914 29 49 51

Province
  
Community of Madrid

Plaza de Oriente

Address
  
Calle de Bailén, 17, 28013 Madrid, Spain

Hours
  
Closing soon · 9:30AM–9:30PMTuesday9:30AM–9:30PMWednesday9:30AM–9:30PMThursday9:30AM–9:30PMFriday9:30AM–9:30PMSaturday9:30AM–9:30PMSunday9:30AM–9:30PMMonday9:30AM–9:30PMSuggest an edit

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Royal Palace of Madrid, Almudena Cathedral, Sabatini Gardens, Plaza Mayor - Madrid, Puerta de Alcalá

Plaza de Oriente is a square in the historic centre of Madrid, Spain. It is rectangular in shape and monumental in character and was designed in 1844 by Narciso Pascual y Colomer. The square was propagated by King Joseph I, who ordered the demolition of the medieval houses on the site.

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It is located between some important landmarks in Madrid: On the west is the Royal Palace, on the east is the Royal Theatre, and to the north is the Royal Monastery of the Incarnation.

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Buildings around the square

  • Royal Palace of Madrid
  • Teatro Real
  • Royal Convent of La Encarnación
  • Monument to Philip IV

    Monument to Philip IV is a memorial to Philip IV of Spain in the centre of Plaza de Oriente.

    References

    Plaza de Oriente Wikipedia