Pradolongo Park
The Pradolongo Park is the largest in the Usera district, its 72,5 hectares made it the fourth largest park in Madrid after Casa de Campo, El Retiro and Parque del Oeste in the years in which it was created. .
Higher School of Mining Engineers of Madrid
The architect Ricardo Velázquez Bosco had begun the construction of the building of the Higher School of Mining Engineers of Madrid in 1884, at that time Velázquez had already completed the pavilion for the National Mining Exhibition in El Retiro, which today receives the name of Velázquez Palace
The House of Jacinto Soler
The Jacinto Soler House is located at 15 Príncipe de Vergara Street. It was designed in 1920 by the Aragonese architect Joaquín Juncosa Molins and was built between 1920 and 1923.
Monument to Calderón de la Barca
The brilliant poet and playwright of the Spanish Golden Age lived in Madrid (remember that we already visited the Casa de Calderón de la Barca in our 365 days in Madrid) between 1600 and 1681. He premiered a large part of his plays in the corrals of comedies from the center of Madrid, specifically in the corral del Príncipe, today our Spanish Theater.
Cofidis Theater old Alkazar theater
The Alkázar Theater (yes, with a “K”, the hallmark of a project that sought to reinvent leisure in Madrid), changed its name in April 1938 to Lope de Vega and returned to the Alcázar Theater in 1940.
The Bambú building by Alejandro Zaera
The most characteristic thing about the building and what gives it its name is the enormous bamboo lattice that completely surrounds the entire complex. This coating gives it a highly original appearance.
San Antonio de los Alemanes
It has an octagonal spire on the outside, a very common construction in Madrid at the time. These spiers are actually domes, domes called encamonadas, which were made with light and inexpensive materials such as wood or plaster.
Empress Maria of Austria Park
A great park to enjoy walking, cycling or watching birds, an activity for which this time of year is very favorable since in many Madrid parks a large number of passerines that come from Europe in search of a milder winter seek shelter and food. .
The Simeon Stores and the Reina Victoria Hotel
From its beginnings it housed the popular Almacenes Simeón and a hotel, the Hotel Reina Victoria, also known as the Gran Hotel Reina Victoria.
The Deposit of the Plaza de Castilla
The Plaza de Castilla tank, also known as the second elevated tank of the Canal de Isabel II, is located very close to the Plaza, in an adjacent space where the fourth tank today used as an exhibition hall is also located, the Center of Canal Art Exhibitions.
The Villa House, old Town Hall
The Casa de la Villa is a building located in the Plaza de la Villa, in the heart of Madrid. It was the headquarters of the city's Town Hall from the 2008th century until XNUMX, when it was moved to the Communications Palace.