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| Type | Plaza,traffic circle |
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| Maintained by | Ayuntamiento of Madrid |
| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Coordinates | 40°25′10″N3°41′35″W / 40.419335°N 3.693088°W /40.419335; -3.693088 |
ThePlaza de Cibeles is a square with aneo-classical complex of marble sculptures with fountains that has become a symbol for the city ofMadrid. It sits at the intersection ofCalle de Alcalá (running from east to west),Paseo de Recoletos (to the North) andPaseo del Prado (to the south). Plaza de Cibeles was originally named Plaza de Madrid, but in 1900, the City Council named it Plaza de Castelar, which was eventually replaced by its current name.
It is currently delimited by four prominent buildings: theBank of Spain Building, the Palacio de Buenavista, thePalace of Linares ("Palacio de Linares"), and theCybele Palace ("Palacio de Cibeles"). These constructions are located in four differentneighbourhoods from three different adjacentdistricts:Centro,Retiro, andSalamanca.
Over the years, Cybele Palace and her fountain have become symbolic monuments of the city.[1][2][3]
The fountain of Cybele is found in the part of Madrid commonly called thePaseo de Recoletos. This fountain is named afterCybele, aPhrygian goddess. The fountain is traditionally the place whereReal Madrid C.F. celebrate their team victories, with the team captain placing a Real Madrid flag and scarf on the statue.[4]
The most prominent of the buildings at the Plaza de Cibeles is the Cybele Palace (formerly namedPalace of Communication), which is the seat of the Madrid City Council.
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40°25′09″N3°41′35″W / 40.41917°N 3.69306°W /40.41917; -3.69306