Conception
In the mid-19th century, Madrid's urban planners determined that a new thoroughfare should be created, connecting the Calle … See more

The new road created opportunities for architects, who had the opportunity to create large buildings in the latest architectural styles. The first eye-catching building starting on the Calle de Alcalá is the most famous of all, the Edificio Metrópolis or See more

• Media related to Gran Vía, Madrid at Wikimedia Commons
• Gran Via entry on A View On Cities – Source
• Official website of the Gran Vía Centenary – Madrid Council
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Further towards the Plaza de España, the Gran Vía crosses a small square, the Plaza del Callao, named after the Battle of El Callao. … See more

• La Gran Vía (1886) by Federico Chueca is a satirical zarzuela in which the anthropomorphized streets of Madrid complain about how the city will lose by their destruction and replacement by the new project.
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