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were added, also characters of the Cervantes novel. Alluding to the universality of Don Quixote, the monument also contemplates the five continents, all of them reading the work of Cervantes. On the other side and above the fountains, is represented the Spanish Literature, dressed in period and
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Its accomplishment was carried out on the occasion of the third centenary of the publication of the second part of Don Quixote, in 1915, and which continued with the centenary of the death of the writer (1616), in 1916. The author of the project was the architect and sculptor Rafael Martínez
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The figures that make up this emblematic monument have, on the one hand, a seated Cervantes and at the base of the monument, and under the feet of the writer, are the statues of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. The set was finalized when the figures of
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were located, approximately, in what is now the center of the pond, since it was later made. The base of the monument is in
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Zapatero, who counted on the collaboration of Pedro Muguruza Otaño. The sculptures added were the work of
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holding a book with his right hand. The tree that predominates in the landscaping of the square is the
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hill. It was one of the locations used by French firing squads to execute prisoners taken during the
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for 'Spain Square') is a large square and popular tourist destination located in central
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Adjacent to the plaza are two of the tallest buildings in Madrid, the 142 m (466 ft)
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years of renovation, on 22 November 2021, the square was reopened for pedestrians.
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and is adjacent to two of Madrid's most prominent skyscrapers. Additionally, the
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from the Spanish-language Knowledge (XXG) article. Retrieved May 20, 2006.
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station located on the eastern corner of the plaza, serviced by the
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For places named Plaza de España in other cities, see
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Right in the center of the square is the monument to
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fields in the wanderings of Don Quixote and Sancho.
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Cervantes Monument
square
Ayuntamiento of Madrid
Madrid
Spain
40°25′24″N 3°42′45″W / 40.423261°N 3.712594°W / 40.423261; -3.712594
Spanish
Madrid
Spain
Gran Vía
monument to Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Palacio Real
Monument to Miguel de Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes
Don Quixote
Sancho Panza

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