Английская Википедия:Calle de Atocha
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Redirect Шаблон:Distinguish Шаблон:Infobox street The Calle de Atocha is a street in Madrid, Spain. It constitutes a major axis within the Centro District.
History and description
It roughly defines an axis cutting through the old city town from northwest to southeast,Шаблон:Sfn straddling along the border between the current Embajadores and Cortes neighborhoods for part of its total 1.3 km long length.[1] It starts at the Plaza de Santa Cruz, ending at the Plaza del Emperador Carlos V.[2]
Along the initial stretch, closer to the royal palace, chiefly residential housing was erected, with some later conventual additions.Шаблон:Sfn 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.Шаблон:Sfn Linked since ancient times to the Spanish Crown,Шаблон:Sfn it was the regular route of the traditional royal weekly ceremonies with the monarchs moving to the Sanctuary of Atocha.[3]
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Detail of the street in the Teixeira map (17th century)
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The street as portrayed by Antonio Joli (18th century)
See also
References
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