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The Puerta del Sol is an important and much visited square which can be considered the very centre of Spain. The site was once one of the gates leading into historic Madrid, decorated by the symbol of a sun - therefore the name of the square. The statue in the foreground represents Carlos III.
- Location
- View on OpenStreetMap
- Created
- on Friday 1 July 2011 by Martin Mergili
- Region
- Keywords
- diversity, heroism, trade, urban arts
- Visits and license
- 5615 visits, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED license