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Plaza de España
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A set piece of the Franco era, the huge square at the bottom of Gran Vía is dominated by Madrid’s first skyscrapers. The Edificio España (Gran Vía 86) was designed by the brothers Julien and Joaquín Otamendi in 1953. There are panoramic views of the city from the café on the top floor. Four years later, the same architects built the even taller Torre de Madrid (Plaza de España 5). The monument at the centre of the square commemorates Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote .
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