Back بلاثا مايور (مدريد) Arabic بلازا مايور (ميدان فى اسبانيا) ARZ Plaza Mayor de Madrid AST Пласа-Маёр (Мадрыд) BE Plaça Major (Madrid) Catalan Plaza Mayor Czech Plaza Mayor (Madrid) German Πλάθα Μαγιόρ (Μαδρίτη) Greek Plaza Mayor (Madrido) EO Plaza Mayor de Madrid Spanish
| Plaza Mayor of Madrid | |
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| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Coordinates | 40°24′55″N 3°42′27″W / 40.415364°N 3.707391°W |
| Official name | Plaza Mayor de Madrid |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 1985 |
| Reference no. | RI-51-0005006 |
  Location of Plaza Mayor of Madrid in Madrid | |
The Plaza Mayor (English: Town square) is a major public space in the heart of Madrid, the capital of Spain. It was once the centre of Old Madrid.[1] It was first built (1580–1619) during the reign of Philip III. Only a few blocks away is another famous plaza, the Puerta del Sol.
- ^ Escobar, Jesus (2004). The Plaza Mayor and the Shaping of Baroque Madrid. Cambridge, United Kingdom: The Prss Syndicate of The University of Cambridge. p. 1. ISBN 978-0521111539.