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1. Retiro Park - circular from Atocha to Alcala Gate

4.37km

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50m

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2. Retiro Park (Madrid) – Fountain of the Fallen Angel loop from Goya

7.19km

01:52

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3. Retiro Park (Madrid) – Monument to Alfonso XII loop from Tirso de Molina

10.5km

02:48

110m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

February 23, 2022

It is often said that Madrid is the only city in the world with a monument to the Devil. It is, in fact, a fountain that represents the Fallen Angel at the moment of being expelled from Paradise.

The sculpture, located in El Retiro Park, is the work of Ricardo Bellver, who sculpted it in 1878 for the Universal Exhibition in Paris that same year. Later, it was acquired by the Madrid City Council, which commissioned the architect Francisco Jareño to design a pedestal. This was executed in granite, bronze and stone, adopting the structure of a fountain with a wide basin. The complex was officially opened in 1885.

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JakobusPilger

October 10, 2022

One - explicitly not the only - biblical basis for the fall of the fallen angel (dragon, devil, Satan, Lucifer ...) into hell can be found in the 12th chapter of the Book of Revelation, the so-called "Apocalypse":

"Then there was a battle in heaven; Michael and his angels rose up to fight with the dragon. The dragon and his angels fought, but they could not stand, and they lost their place in heaven. He was overthrown, the great dragon, the ancient serpent, called the devil or Satan, who deceives the whole world; the dragon was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him."

(Rev 12, 7-9, Standard Translation DE)

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Javier Alonso

September 17, 2022

Seville has another fallen angel in the María Luisa park.

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Location: Madrid, Spain

Fountain of the Fallen Angel

1. Retiro Park - circular from Atocha to Alcala Gate

2. Retiro Park (Madrid) – Fountain of the Fallen Angel loop from Goya

3. Retiro Park (Madrid) – Monument to Alfonso XII loop from Tirso de Molina

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