Plaza de Castilla
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| Coordinates | 40°27′57″N 3°41′21″W / 40.46583333°N 3.68916667°W |
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| Major junctions | Paseo de la Castellana, Calle de Bravo Murillo, Avenida de Asturias, Calle de Agustín de Foxá, Calle de Mateo Inurria |
The Plaza de Castilla ([ˈplaθa ðe kasˈtiʝa], English: "Castile Place") is a roundabout in the north of Madrid, Spain.
Location
It is located in the north of the city and is bisected by
Tetuán. It is the quadripoint intersecting the neighborhoods of Castilla, Nueva España, Almenara and Castillejos. The Avenida de Asturias and the streets of Agustín de Foxá, Mateo Inurria and Bravo Murillo
also converge in this place .
A major transport node of the city, the Plaza de Castilla is located on the grounds of what was formerly called "El Hotel del Negro".[1]
The
Puerta de Europa Towers are situated at the north end of the Plaza. Erected directly in the center of the roundabout, the maligned Caja Madrid Obelisk (best known as the Calatrava's Obelisk) was inaugurated in 2009.[2] A monument to José Calvo Sotelo lies on the southern end of the Plaza de Castilla.[3]
References
- .
- ABC.
- ^ Domínguez del Castillo & Martín Baranda 1996, p. 37.
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