Plaza De La Puerta Del Sol - Madrid

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Plaza De La Puerta Del Sol - Madrid

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Allen Beatty

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Photograph - Photographs

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The Puerta del Sol (Spanish for "Gate of the Sun") is a public square in Madrid, one of the best known and busiest places in the city. This is the center of the radial network of Spanish roads. The square also contains the famous clock whose bells mark the traditional eating of the Twelve Grapes and the beginning of a new year. The New Year's celebration has been broadcast live on national television since 31 December 1962.
The Puerta del Sol contains a number of well known sights both domestically and internationally associated with Spain. On the south side, the old Post Office now serves as the office of the President of Madrid, the head of the regional government of the Autonomous Community of Madrid (not to be confused with the Madrid City Council, which is housed elsewhere). Also on its south side,(on the left side if the picture) the square holds a mounted statue of Charles III of Spain, nicknamed "el rey alcalde" ("the mayor-king") due to the extensive public works program he set in motion. The famous Tío Pepe lighted sign was above the square's eastern building between the Calle de Alcalá and the Carrera de San Jerónimo (Apple store today) for a long time, now is on top of the former Paris Hotel. Also on the east side lies the iconic statue of The Bear and the Strawberry Tree (in Spanish, el Oso y el Madroño), ( in the foreground) the heraldic symbol of Madrid.

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October 7th, 2019

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