Plaza de Colón (Madrid)

The Plaza de Colón is a famous square in Madrid, Spain. Was named the place in honor of the explorer Christopher Columbus (Spanish: Cristóbal Colón ). The site adjoins or is crossed by the following streets: Calle de Serrano, Calle Goya, Calle Jorge Juan, Paseo de Recoletos and the Paseo de la Castellana. In the square there is an open area ( German: Gardens of Discovery ) as Jardines del Descubrimiento is known. In this square is located on a deep level, the Centro Cultural de la Villa de Madrid ( Madrid cultural center ) and also the Columbus Monument ( Monumento a Cristóbal Colón ), which was built in the Gothic Revival style in the years 1881-1885. The monument has a square base with reliefs and an octagonal, carved in stone pillar on which there is a three -meter-high marble sculpture of the explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus. It is white marble from Italy; the sculptor of the sculpture is Jerónimo Suñol. The total height of the monument is 17 meters.

In 1977 was built in the " Jardines del Descubrimiento " the Monumento al Descubrimiento de América ( German: Monument to the discovery of America ); the work was created by Joaquín Vaquero Turcios. It is a compilation of three so-called macro- sculptures made ​​of concrete, the profecias ( German: the prophecy ) Las, La génesis ( German: Genesis ) and El Descubrimiento ( German: the discovery ) are called. They include reliefs and inscriptions on the history of the discovery of America.

Also located on the square in a very large Spanish flag on a very high flagpole.