Cervantes Monument 🏇 Madrid
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This grandiose monument, located in the Plaza de España, is structured in two main bodies that culminate in an attic. The figures of Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza are placed on the central pedestal and invite you to stop and contemplate them in the midst of the hustle and bustle of Madrid life.
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•August 30, 2022
The Cervantes Fountain was commissioned by King Alfonso XIII in 1915. erected as part of the tercentenary of the publication of the second part of Don Quijote.
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Nice little park on Plaza España. The great monument shows the poet Cervantes, below are two protagonists from his novel as bronze figures: Don Quixote with horse Sancho Panza on the donkey.
In May 2019 the park was unfortunately closed.translated by•May 16, 2019
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