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Type | street |
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Length | 1.3 km (0.81 mi) |
Location | Madrid, Spain |
Northwest end | Plaza de Santa Cruz |
Southeast end | Plaza del Emperador Carlos V |
The Calle de Atocha is a street in Madrid, Spain. It constitutes a major axis within the Centro District.
It roughly defines an axis cutting through the old city town from northwest to southeast, [1] straddling along the border between the current Embajadores and Cortes neighborhoods for part of its total 1.3 km long length. [2] It starts at the Plaza de Santa Cruz, ending at the Plaza del Emperador Carlos V. [3]
Along the initial stretch, closer to the royal palace, chiefly residential housing was erected, with some later conventual additions. [1] Meanwhile, the lower, southeasternmost end of the street was chiefly purposed for Hospital buildings already since the foundation of the Hospital of Antón Martín in the mid-16th century. [1] Linked since ancient times to the Spanish Crown, [4] it was the regular route of the traditional royal weekly ceremonies with the monarchs moving to the Sanctuary of Atocha. [5]
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Type | street |
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Length | 1.3 km (0.81 mi) |
Location | Madrid, Spain |
Northwest end | Plaza de Santa Cruz |
Southeast end | Plaza del Emperador Carlos V |
The Calle de Atocha is a street in Madrid, Spain. It constitutes a major axis within the Centro District.
It roughly defines an axis cutting through the old city town from northwest to southeast, [1] straddling along the border between the current Embajadores and Cortes neighborhoods for part of its total 1.3 km long length. [2] It starts at the Plaza de Santa Cruz, ending at the Plaza del Emperador Carlos V. [3]
Along the initial stretch, closer to the royal palace, chiefly residential housing was erected, with some later conventual additions. [1] Meanwhile, the lower, southeasternmost end of the street was chiefly purposed for Hospital buildings already since the foundation of the Hospital of Antón Martín in the mid-16th century. [1] Linked since ancient times to the Spanish Crown, [4] it was the regular route of the traditional royal weekly ceremonies with the monarchs moving to the Sanctuary of Atocha. [5]