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    The Puerta del Sol (Spanish: [ˈpweɾta ðel ˈsol], English: "Gate of the Sun") is a public square in Madrid, one of the best known and busiest places in...
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    of the Puerta del Sol represents an essential part of the memory of the Villa de Madrid (capital of Spain), not only because the Puerta del Sol is a point...
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    painting The Third of May 1808 and is set in the Calle de Alcalá near Puerta del Sol, Madrid, during the Dos de Mayo Uprising. It depicts one of the many people's...
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    Statue of the Bear and the Strawberry Tree (category Outdoor sculptures in Madrid)
    in the Spanish capital, Madrid. It represents the coat of arms of Madrid and is found on the east side of the Puerta del Sol, between Calle de Alcalá...
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    main squares around the country, with the most famous being the Puerta del Sol in Madrid (and where this tradition started). The Twelve Grapes are closely...
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    February 2014). "Aguirre: "La Puerta del Sol no puede convertirse en un manifestódromo"". ABC. "En el barrio de Sol de Madrid hay ya dos turistas por cada...
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    Royal House of the Post Office (category Buildings and structures in Sol neighborhood, Madrid)
    building in Puerta del Sol, Madrid. It was built for the postal service, but currently serves as the office of the President of the Community of Madrid, the...
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  • The Puerta del Sol is a public square in Madrid, Spain. Puerta del Sol may also refer to: Puerta del Sol, Toledo, a city gateway La Puerta del Sol, a sculpture...
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    Madrid Atocha (Spanish: Estación de Madrid Atocha), also named Madrid Puerta de Atocha–Almudena Grandes, is the oldest major railway station in Madrid...
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    for the Puerta del Sol. Archaeological remains of various parts of the church were found beneath it in 2006, during an extension of the Madrid Metro connecting...
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    another famous plaza, the Puerta del Sol. The Plaza Mayor dates back to the 15th century where it was originally called the "Plaza del Arrabal" and was used...
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    the Metro, located at the Puerta del Sol square. Because of its location, it is one of the busiest stations of the Madrid Metro. Line 1 station became...
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  • straight line distance in hundreds of kilometers starting at the Puerta del Sol, Madrid. Thus, if the road starts less than 100 km away the road is assigned...
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    Deputies building, in Puerta del Sol. The district currently houses the central government of the Community of Madrid, in Puerta del Sol. Until 2007, the City...
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    Calle de la Montera (category Sol neighborhood, Madrid)
    Montera is a pedestrian street in the centre of Madrid. Starting from the south, it links the Puerta del Sol and the so-called Red de San Luis (the junction...
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    of the city of Madrid, Spain. A statue of a bear eating the fruit of the madroño tree stands in the center of the city (Puerta del Sol). The image appears...
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    had just one line, which ran for 3.48 kilometres (2.16 mi) between Puerta del Sol and Cuatro Caminos, with eight stops. The king, the royal family, and...
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    gathered in Madrid alone. The National Police placed the number at 20,000. The march started in Plaza de Cibeles and ended in Puerta del Sol, where several...
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    Mayor is a centric street in Madrid, Spain. Located in the Centro District, the Calle Mayor starts in the Puerta del Sol and ends at the cuesta de la...
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    Sol Tirso de Molina Antón Martín Estación del Arte Atocha Menéndez Pelayo Pacífico Puente de Vallecas Nueva Numancia Portazgo Buenos Aires Alto del Arenal...
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    de España and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid. Major opera houses include the Teatro Real, the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Teatro Arriaga and the El Palau...
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    Calle de Alcalá (category Streets in Madrid)
    Calle de Alcalá is among the longest streets in Madrid. It starts at the Puerta del Sol and goes on for 11 kilometres (6.8 mi), to the northeastern outskirts...
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  • areas with Spanish heritage. Europe: Plaza Mayor, Madrid Puerta del Sol, Madrid Plaza de Colón, Madrid Plaça Sant Jaume, Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona...
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    The Puerta del Cambrón is a gate located in the west sector of the Spanish city of Toledo, in Castile-La Mancha. Also called previously "Gate of the Jews"...
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    "Peregrinación de filipinos a la Puerta del Sol para comer pollo frito" [The Filipinos' pilgrimage to the Puerta del Sol to eat fried chicken]. El País...
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    policiales y un detenido en Madrid durante las manifestaciones por la muerte de Samuel" [Police charges and one arrested in Madrid during the demonstrations...
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    Office at the very centre of the city, the Puerta del Sol. The Madrid Municipal Police (Policía Municipal de Madrid) is the local law enforcement body, dependent...
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    Puerta del Ángel [ˈpweɾta ðel ˈaŋxel] is a neighborhood (barrio) of Madrid belonging to the district of Latina. Wikimedia Commons has media related to...
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    century. The Royal House of the Post Office in Puerta del Sol, Madrid, operated a time ball for Madrid. Nowadays it is only used to mark the imminent...
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    revolutionary forces triumphant in the 28 September battle of Alcolea, in the Puerta del Sol. On 27 December 1870 the car in which General Prim, the prime minister...
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