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Fountain of the Fallen Angel

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    November 27, 2024

    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 representing the Fallen Angel at the moment of his expulsion 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. It was later acquired by the Madrid City Council, which commissioned the architect Francisco Jareño to design a pedestal. This was made of granite, bronze and stone, adopting the structure of a fountain with a wide basin. The complex was officially inaugurated in 1885.

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      December 27, 2024

      One - but definitely 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 war in heaven; Michael and his angels rose up to fight with the dragon. The dragon and his angels fought, but they did not stand firm, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil or Satan, who deceives the whole world. The dragon was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him."

      (Rev 12:7-9, New Rev 12:7-9)

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