Plaza de Oriente Madrid

opposite Palacio Real, Madrid , Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands

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  • Plaza de Oriente

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    jaspos 0 contribution Zuerich, Switzerland Mar 31, 2012

    Die sehr gepflegt angelegte Plaza lässt vermuten, dass auch hier der Adel seine Hände im Spiel hatte. Interessanterweise ging die Initiative allerdings nicht von den Spaniern aus, sondern vom Bruder Napoleons, José I, nach der Invasion im Jahre 1808. Nach Kriegsende wurden die Bauten im Jahre 1813 allerdings unterbrochen, da Fernando VII weiterregierte. Seine Tochter Isabel II ließ die Arbeiten fortfahren. Nach ihr ist im Übrigen der Platz um die Metrostation Opera benannt.

    Die damalige Gestaltung der Plaza ist bis heute gleich geblieben: Von Bäumen und zugeschnittenen Sträuchern umgeben bildet die Reiterstatue von Felipe IV mit der flachen Wasseranlage den Mittelpunkt der symmetrisch gestalteten Plaza, was man besonders gut vom königlichen Theater, dem Teatro Real, aus sehen kann.

    Das Teatro de la Opera, wie es zuweilen auch genannt wird, wurde von 1818 bis 1850 erbaut und von Isabel II eröffnet. Von seinen Aufführungen waren insbesondere Verdi, Wagner Opern und das russische Ballett erfolgreich. Von 1960 bis 1966 wurden hauptsächlich Konzerte veranstaltet und erst ab 1997 wieder Opern aufgeführt. Der Draht zur Musik blieb; zur Seite der Plaza de Isabel II befindet sich nämlich das Real Conservatorio de Música.

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