Paseo de la Castellana, commonly known as La Castellana, is a major thoroughfare in Madrid, Spain. Cutting across the city from south to north, it has been described as the "true structuring axis" of the city.
Paseo de la Castellana
The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (Estadium the Chamartín) in the early 1950s
Aerial view (to the south)
Fontalba Palace
Madrid is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the second-largest in the EU. The municipality covers 604.3 km2 (233.3 sq mi) geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about 650 meters above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid, it is also the political, economic, and cultural centre of the country. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters.
Image: Madrid Sky Bar 360º (Hotel Riu Plaza España), vistas 19
Image: Puerta de Alcalá, Madrid, España, 2017 05 18, DD 14
Image: Plaza Mayor de Madrid 06
Image: Gran Vía (Madrid) 1