Best places: Monuments in Madrid, Spain

Built in 1922, this monument in Buen Retiro Park features a colonnade with an equestrian statue.

Triumphal arch near to Parque del Buen Retiro & rich with stone carvings & elegant sculptures.

Landmark 1877 sculpture depicting Lucifer falling from heaven, plus a fountain with gargoyles below.

😐 Fans of Francisco Goya will want to see the monument of the Spanish Old Master outside the north entrance of Museo do Nacional del Prado. The statue is facing the ticket queuing area of the museum. This bronze of Goya is the work of Spanish sculptor Mariano Benlliure (1902) and depicts an aged Goya...

👍👍 Very cool monument with an interesting story: Philip IV wanted the sculptor to sculpt him on a horse that his hind legs are raised. The sculptor didn't really know how to do it, because it was very complicated at that time. So the sculptor, Tacca, wrote to his Italian friend Galileo Galilei. Galile...

👍 Está realizado en bronce por Salvador Amaya, cuenta con siete metros de altura y 35000 kilos de peso, descansa sobre un pedestal de granito obra de Quintana de la Serena. Blas de Lezo aparece tuerto de un ojo, impedido de un brazo y cojo de una pierna y vestido con uniforme de la época.

Bullfighting arena built in the 1920s in neo-Mudéjar style & used for bullfights, concerts & events.

Gate built in the Neoclassical style to honor Fernando VII, with stone arches & statues.

Ancient Egyptian temple & museum moved from Aswan & rebuilt in lush parkland, with sunset views.

1500s royal monastery with a museum housing holy relics & works by Titian, Rubens & Caravaggio.

👍👍 Monument to Velázquez, tribute to Spanish artists promoted by the Círculo de Bellas Artes. It was built in 1899 by Aniceto Marinas. He welcomes you at the main door of the National Museum of El Prado on Paseo Del Prado. You no longer enter through there but through the nearby Goya Gate. It seems to...

Traffic circle centered on a replica of a monumental gate from 1726, with a major rail hub nearby.

Neo-medieval 1800s cloister with marble sculptures & tombs of Spanish politicians & soldiers.

👍👍 This statue stands in tribute to Álvaro de Bazán, the 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz de Mudela, a Spanish Naval Admiral. He is noted for his contribution to the expansion of the Spanish Empire and said to have never been defeated in battle. A remarkable feat considering his fifty year long naval career....

Memorial obelisk honoring those slain during the May 2 rebellion against French troops in 1808.

👍👍 This statue stands in tribute to Arsenio Martínez-Campos y Antón, a Spanish officer who distinguished himself in various wars of the late Spanish Empire as well as the part he played in the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty. The statute is located Parque Retiro, amongst the many fine statues, foun...

👍👍 There is no square in all of Madrid with a better fountain than this one to celebrate your team's triumphs in, it's a shame that they are rare lately. Must visit.

Vibrant plaza around a monument to 1808 rebellion, bordered by shops, bars & cafes with terraces.

👍👍 Marvelous

👍 This monument stands in tribute to Emilio Castelar, a Spanish politician, and president of the First Spanish Republic. Not only was he a national leader, he was a noted writer and journalist and left a legacy in print of political science such as a history of the Republican Movement in Europe amongs...