Plaza Mayor, Plaza Oriente, Palacio Real, Puerta de Alcalá, Hotel Puerta de América

1. PLAZA MAYOR
IT´S CONSTRUCTION BEGINS IN
THE XVI CENTURY.
THE KING WAS PHILIP II.
IT WAS REBUILT IN THE 17TH
CENTURY AFTER A FIRE.
IT´SMOST IMPORTANT BUILDING
IS “CASA DE LA PANADERÍA”.
IT´S A CLOSED SQUARE.
PALACIO DE ORIENTE ROYAL PALACE
FELIPE V ORDERED TO BUILD IT IN
THE 18TH CENTURY
THE FIRST KING THAT LIVED IN IT WAS
CARLOS III
IT HAS MORE THAN THREE THOUSAND
ROOMS
THE GARDENS ARE VERY IMPORTANT

2.
PUERTA DE ALCALÁ
IT WAS ONE OF THE FIVE ENTRY-
GATES TO MADRID.
THIS DOOR COMMUNICATED
WITH THE NORTHEAST OF SPAIN.
IT WAS THE FIRST ONE BUILT IN
EUROPA SINCE THE ROMAN
EMPIRE.
THE MOST PECULIAR THING IS
THAT THE TWO SIDES ARE
DIFFERENT.
HOTEL “PUERTA DE AMÉRICA” “PUERTA DE AMÉRICA” HOTEL
THE FIRST THING THAT STANDS
OUT IS THE COLORFUL FOR THE
FACADE, IT WAS DESIGNED BY
JEAN NOUVEL.
IT CONTAINS FRAGMENTS OF
THE POEM “LIBERTY” BY PAUL
ÉLUARD IN SEVERAL
LANGUAGES.
EACH OF THE TWELVE FLOORS
HAS BEEN DESIGNED BY
DIFFERENT ARCHITECTS. THEY
ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.