Plaza de la Villa Madrid

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  • Plaza de la Villa

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    jaspos 0 contribution Zuerich, Switzerland Mar 31, 2012

    Besonderer Platz ist die Plaza de la Villa in der Calle Mayor. Der wohl älteste, bürgerliche Platz aus dem 15. Jahrhundert hat sein schönes Altstadtambiente bewahrt. Umgeben wird er von dem Rathaus, der Casa de Cisneros und der Casa&Torre de los Lujanes.

    Das Rathaus wurde im Jahre 1644 von Juan Goméz de Mora, der am Escorial beteiligt war, geplant und von José de Villareal fertig gestellt. Sehenswert sind im Rathaus die Gobelinsammlung, der Sitzungssaal und der Salon de Goya mit seinem Gemälde "Allegorie Madrids". Die Casa de Cisneros befindet sich im Süden der Plaza und entstand 1537 durch Benito Jiménez de Cisneros. 1909 erwarb der Stadtrat das Gebaeude, das heute der Sitz des Bürgermeisters in Madrid ist.

    Die Casa&Torre de los Lujanes ist ein Zivilbau aus dem 15. Jahrhundert; Es handelt sich dabei um einen gotischen Überrest - eine Seltenheit, die in Madrid wohl kaum noch zu finden ist.

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