Plaza del Sol; grabado; siglo XVII; mentidero; Madrid; siglo XVII; fuente; Museo Municipal de Madrid - History Lab https://historylab.es Thu, 19 May 2022 15:12:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Plaza del Sol; grabado; siglo XVII; mentidero; Madrid; siglo XVII; fuente; Museo Municipal de Madrid - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 The Puerta del Sol https://historylab.es/la-puerta-del-sol/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=la-puerta-del-sol Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:31:09 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/la-puerta-del-sol/ Engraving of the Puerta del Sol in Madrid

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]]> Louis Meunier’s view shows a view of the Puerta del Sol from the eastern side presided over by a large fountain in the centre, composed of various devices for pouring water and crowned with the sculpture of the Mariblanca. This space was the site of one of the most famous minstrels’ dens in the town since the Golden Age.

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