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Plaza de la Lealtad
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Plaza de la Lealtad

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  • This leafy square honours the fallen heroes of the 1808 uprising against the French (see Insurrection). The ashes of the rebel leaders, immortalized in Goya’s famous painting (see Museo del Prado), were interred in the funerary urns beneath the obelisk when the project was finally completed in 1840. The beautifully proportioned Neo-Classical building occupying the north side of the square is the Madrid Stock Exchange, designed by Enrique María Repullés in 1884. Visitors may admire the Corinthian-columned façade at any time, but anyone wishing to see the trading floor from the gallery (parquet flooring, painted vaults, stained-glass ceiling and gilded clock) will have to join the guided tour at midday.

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Madrid Stock Exchange: Plaza de la Lealtad 1 Tours noon Mon–Fri by appointment (call 91 589 2264 to book) Free
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