Gran Via

It is over 100 years old and it has been brought to new life only a couple of decades ago: the Gran Via is the symbol of Madrid shopping and mundane life. It is maybe not the most elegant street in Madrid but it is certainly the most active one. Buildings along the Gran Via are testimonials of the XX century taste (for example the dome of Palacio Metropolis). The project for the realization of the Gran Via was approved by King Alphonse XIII, and it was divided in 3 segments, which saw their birth in the course of four decades, and were completed in 1952. This explains the different styles: from neoclassical Palacio La Estrella or the façade of Real Gran Pena, to the building of the Spain national telephone Company to the art deco lines of Palacio Capitol. Nowadays you can find there cinemas, theatres and social centres, commercial units like El Corte Inglés and the Bar-Museum Chicote.

Royal weding at Gran Via of Madrid DSCF0018
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