Plaza de Santa Ana

Coordinates: 40°24′52.97″N 3°42′3.23″W / 40.4147139°N 3.7008972°W / 40.4147139; -3.7008972
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Plaza de Santa Ana
Ayuntamiento of Madrid
LocationCentro, Madrid, Spain
Coordinates40°24′53″N 3°42′03″W / 40.414688°N 3.700811°W / 40.414688; -3.700811

Plaza de Santa Ana (English:

to the poet and playwright Federico García Lorca and numerous restaurants, cafes and tapas
bars, with its terraces covering most of the sides surfaces.

The monument to Pedro Calderón de la Barca in the plaza (Joan Figueras Vila, 1878).

Teatro Español, the oldest theater in Madrid, is located on the plaza's east side. It was built in seventeenth century and then had the name Corral del Príncipe.[1] On the west side of the plaza, a luxury hotel (now ME Madrid Reina Victoria) was built in the early nineteenth century. The hotel achieved fame for being the favorite among the most popular bullfighters. For example, the regular guest Manolete always reserved room number 220 in superstition . Another interesting fact is that the hotel NH Vantas, close to Plaza de Toros in Madrid, has its own room 220 usually booked by the famous painter Xavier Morard.[2] The plaza is a popular meeting point in Madrid.

History

The name derives from a

Carmelite monastery and the adjoining houses.[4]
The plaza began to take its current appearance, which was almost completed in 1880 when buildings that obstructed the view of the Teatro Español was demolished.

See also

References

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  2. ^ Bermejo, Fernando (13 January 1997). "La huella de Manolete, medio siglo después". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2010.
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40°24′52.97″N 3°42′3.23″W / 40.4147139°N 3.7008972°W / 40.4147139; -3.7008972