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''La plaza Mayor'' is the heart of [[Madrid]]. | ''La plaza Mayor'' is the heart of [[Madrid]]. | ||
| − | + | Its location was right at the outskirt of the old city ([[Mayrit]]), when the Muslims ruled it. There was then damps, possibly a river. When the city expanded, it became a market and then the ''Plaza del Arrabal'', which was a popular spot, both messy and unsanitary. Felipe II asked for its reform (in 1577). The construction started only under Felipe III's reign (in 1617). The Plaza Mayor as it s know it today dates from 1790, as modeled by the architect Juan de Villanueva. | |
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La plaza Mayor is the heart of Madrid.
Its location was right at the outskirt of the old city (Mayrit), when the Muslims ruled it. There was then damps, possibly a river. When the city expanded, it became a market and then the Plaza del Arrabal, which was a popular spot, both messy and unsanitary. Felipe II asked for its reform (in 1577). The construction started only under Felipe III's reign (in 1617). The Plaza Mayor as it s know it today dates from 1790, as modeled by the architect Juan de Villanueva.