The Plaza de Castilla ( en, "Castile Square") is a roundabout in the north of
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
, Spain.
Location
It is located in the north of the city and is bisected by
Paseo de la Castellana
Paseo de la Castellana, commonly known as La Castellana, is a major thoroughfare in Madrid, Spain. Cutting across the city from South to North, it has been described as the "true structuring axis" of the city.
History and description
The street ...
, one of the main thoroughfares of the capital, almost at its end. It lies between the districts of
Chamartín and
Tetuán. It is the
quadripoint
A quadripoint is a point on Earth where four distinct territories meet. The territories can be of different types, such as national and provincial. In North America, several such places are commonly known as Four Corners. Several examples exist ...
intersecting the neighborhoods of
Castilla,
Nueva España
New Spain, officially the Viceroyalty of New Spain ( es, Virreinato de Nueva España, ), or Kingdom of New Spain, was an integral territorial entity of the Spanish Empire, established by Habsburg Spain during the Spanish colonization of the Amer ...
,
Almenara and
Castillejos
Castillejos, officially the Municipality of Castillejos ( ilo, Ili ti Castillejos; tl, Bayan ng Castillejos), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 67,889 peopl ...
. The
Avenida de Asturias
The Avenida de Asturias ("Avenue of Asturias") is a street in northwest Madrid, located in the district of Tetuán. A relatively recent urban development, opened in 2000, it hosts a multitudinous Sunday flea market since 2005.
History and descri ...
and the streets of Agustín de Foxá, Mateo Inurria and
Bravo Murillo also converge in this place .
A major transport node of the city, the Plaza de Castilla is located on the grounds of what was formerly called "El Hotel del Negro".
The
Puerta de Europa
The Gate of Europe towers ( es, Puerta de Europa, - Door of Europe-), also known as KIO Towers (''Torres KIO''), are twin office buildings near the Plaza de Castilla in Madrid, Spain. The towers have a height of and have 26 floors. They were co ...
Towers are situated at the north end of the Plaza. Erected directly in the center of the roundabout, the maligned
Caja Madrid Obelisk
The Caja Madrid Obelisk ( es, Obelisco de la Caja, ''Columna de Calatrava'' or ''Obelisco de Calatrava'') is an obelisk designed by Santiago Calatrava located in the Plaza de Castilla in Madrid, Spain. The monument—intended to commemorate the 3 ...
(best known as the Calatrava's Obelisk) was inaugurated in 2009.
A
monument to José Calvo Sotelo lies on the southern end of the Plaza de Castilla.
References
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